Front cover image for Aspergirls empowering females with Asperger Syndrome

Aspergirls empowering females with Asperger Syndrome

Of some main Female/Male differencesREFERENCES AND RESOURCES; back cover
eBook, English, 2010
Jessica Kingsley, London, 2010
Anecdotes
1 online resource (244 p.)
9781283906135, 9780857002891, 1283906139, 0857002899
1162499872
FRONT COVER; Aspergirls: Empowering Femaleswith Asperger Syndrome; CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Imagination, Self-taught Reading and Savant Skills,and Unusual Interests; 2Why Smart Girls Sometimes Hate School; 3Sensory Overload; 4Stimming, and What We Do When We're Happy; 5On Blame and Internalizing Guilt; 6Gender Roles and Identity; 7Puberty and Mutism; 8Attraction, Dating, Sex, and Relationships; 9Friendships and Socializing; 10Higher Learning; 11Employment and Career; 12Marriage and Cohabitation; 13Having Children 14Ritual and Routine, Logical and Literal Thinking, Bluntness, Empathy, and Being Misunderstood15Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis and Medication; 16PTSD, and More about Meds; 17Temper Meltdowns; 18Burning Bridges; 19Stomach Issues and Autism; 20Getting Older on the Spectrum; 21On Whether Asperger Syndrome is a Disability or a Gift, And Advice from Aspergirls to Aspergirls; ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR PARENTS; 22Give Your Aspergirl Some BALLS: Belief, Acceptance, Love, Like, and Support; 23Thoughts and Advice from Parents of Aspergirls; APPENDIX; List of female asperger syndrome traits
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