Yuko Yoshida M.D. is a child psychiatrist at the Yokohama Psycho-Developmental Clinic in Japan, which specializes in diagnosing and treating children with autism spectrum and other developmental disorders. She is also Managing Director of the Institute of Psychomedical Education for Children. She has over 25 years' clinical experience and has taken training courses taught by Lorna Wing and Judith Gould, and she is one of only a handful of professionals in Japan certified to use the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO).

JKP publications by Yuko Yoshida M.D.

How To Be Yourself in a World That's Different

An Asperger Syndrome Study Guide for Adolescents

Yuko Yoshida M.D.
Foreword by Lorna Wing
Translated by Esther Sanders

2006, Paperback: £9.99/ $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-504-6, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 112pp

Keywords: adolescence, Asperger syndrome, inclusive classroom, special education

Raising Children with Asperger's Syndrome and High-functioning Autism

Championing the Individual

Yuko Yoshida M.D.
Foreword by Lorna Wing
Illustrated by Jun'ichi Sato
Translated by Esther Sanders
Translated by Cathy Hirano

2012, Paperback: £12.99/ $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-317-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, carers, child development, children, communication, education, families, high functioning autism, parenting, pastoral care, relationships, special education