Understanding Autistic Adults

Supporting Personal and Professional Pathways and Overcoming Challenges

Sagit Blumrosen-Sela (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

232 Seiten

2024
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-9716-5 (ISBN)

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This book delves deeply into the experiences of autistic adults, providing comprehensive insights into potential professional paths and the psychological hurdles they may face in adulthood. It illuminates the experiences of autistics in professional fields like medicine, music, teaching, therapy, and sex work, alongside challenges like gender identity, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, and professional stagnation. Theoretical chapters offer differentiations between autism and other psychiatric conditions; describe autistic thinking in terms of a disrupted integration between primary and secondary processes; provide a matrix for mapping various manifestations of autism; and outline support strategies tailored for autistics, therapists, government systems and future research. Geared towards the ever-expanding audience of autistic individuals and mental health professionals, this book provides valuable insights into previously underexplored experiences to foster more understanding and validation.

Sagit Blumrosen-Sela is a clinical psychologist holding a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her contributions span both literature and psychology, encompassing works such as "Personality Disorders in Israeli Literature" (Resling, 2017), "Asperger's Lost Generation" (Resling, 2021), and "Autistic People Among Us" (Hebrew Version) (Resling, 2023). With substantial recognition and success of her autism-related books in Israel, she has emerged as a prominent authority in the field. Her expertise is rooted in extensive clinical experience with autistic individuals, coupled with important theoretical advancements.

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Part I: Professional Pathways for Autistic Adults

1 Autistic Doctors

2 Autistic Therapists

3 Autistic Musicians

4 Autistic Teachers

5 Other Professional Arenas Where Autistics May Be Found

Part II: Challenges in the Lives of Autistic Adults

6 Autism and Eating Disorders

7 Autism and Gender Diversity

8 Klinefelter Syndrome and Autism

9 Autistics in the Sex Industry

10 Autism and Dissociative Disorders

11 Autistics Who Seem to be “Stuck”

Part III: Broader Theoretical Perspectives

12 Autistics Misdiagnosed with Wrong Diagnoses

13 The Disrupted Integration between Primary and Secondary Processes in Autistic Thinking

14 A Proposed Matrix for the Categorization of Autistic People

15 Endnote: Ways to Assist Autistic Adults

References

Index

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	25.09.2024
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	1-5381-9716-2 / 1538197162
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-9716-5 / 9781538197165
Zustand	Neuware