Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum

What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years

Shana Nichols
With Gina Marie Moravcik and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum

Paperback: £15.99 / $19.95

2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-855-9, BIC 2: JM JMC VFJD

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Foreword. Acknowledgements. Author’s Notes. 1. What Do We Currently Know About Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders? 2. Approaching Adolescence: Anticipation, Anxiety, Adaptation and Acceptance? 3. Puberty or ‘Do My Parents Know You’re Here?’ 4. The Red Spot: Periods, Pads and Pelvic Exams. 5. Feeling Good Inside and Out: Self-perception and Self-confidence. 6. The Social Landscape of Adolescence: Friendships and Social Status. 7. Healthy Sexuality for Girls with ASDs. 8. Keeping Girls Safe: Promoting Personal Safety in the Real World. 9. Our Journey: A Mother and her Daughter with Asperger's Syndrome. Conclusion: Embracing Change. References. Index.

Author information

• Shana Nichols
• Gina Marie Moravcik
• Samara Pulver Tetenbaum

Subject areas

• Parenting
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• ADD,
• ADHD,
• adolescence,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• children,
• counselling,
• families,
• high functioning autism,
• inclusive classroom,
• occupational therapy,
• parenting,
• sex education,
• social skills,
• social work,
• special education

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