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This is who I am : a creative guide to belonging for late-identified autistic women / by Andrea Anderson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, UK Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2024Edition: First editionDescription: 240 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781805010159
  • 9781805010159
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part 1: getting started -- This is autism -- Your discovery deal -- Part 2: understanding yourself -- Triggers to late discovery -- Navigating those early discovery days -- Replaying life through the autism lens -- Autism diagnosis -- Talking about autism -- Masking and unmasking -- Part 3: accepting you're autistic -- Your strengths and needs -- Your autistic first aid kit -- Ableism: a life unlimited? -- Autistic acceptance: apply within -- Part 4: belonging -- Finding your community -- Equipped to advocate -- Be the change you want to see.
Summary: "A deep, explorative guide for women to help them work through the challenges arising from late autism discovery including understanding past behaviours, accessing support and developing a positive identity. Interweaving stories of lived experience with practical activities and reflection prompts, this is the ideal dip-in/dip-out guide to achieving autistic self-acceptance"--
List(s) this item appears in: New Books
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:03.a ANDE 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 12/18/2024 104648

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1: getting started -- This is autism -- Your discovery deal -- Part 2: understanding yourself -- Triggers to late discovery -- Navigating those early discovery days -- Replaying life through the autism lens -- Autism diagnosis -- Talking about autism -- Masking and unmasking -- Part 3: accepting you're autistic -- Your strengths and needs -- Your autistic first aid kit -- Ableism: a life unlimited? -- Autistic acceptance: apply within -- Part 4: belonging -- Finding your community -- Equipped to advocate -- Be the change you want to see.

"A deep, explorative guide for women to help them work through the challenges arising from late autism discovery including understanding past behaviours, accessing support and developing a positive identity. Interweaving stories of lived experience with practical activities and reflection prompts, this is the ideal dip-in/dip-out guide to achieving autistic self-acceptance"--