Girls with autism becoming women / created by Heather Stone Wodis ; foreword by Erika Hammerschmidt

By:

Wodis, Heather Stone [author]

Contributor(s):

Hammerschmidt, Erika [Foreword]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781785928185

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

RC553.A88 WOD

Contents:

Introduction -- Meet the women -- Education -- Interests and career paths -- Sexual development and romantic relationships -- Family, friends and other networks of support -- Conclusion

Summary: This insightful book investigates the experiences of seven women with autism as they transition from childhood to adulthood, and how they make sense of that journey. Taken from the autobiographies of women including Liane Holliday Willey and Temple Grandin, these accounts shine a light on issues unique to women with autism. Heather Stone Wodis provides a detailed and thoughtful exploration of their common experiences, and each story offers a new perspective that illuminates the diagnosis from a different angle. This is a fascinating look at how generational differences, such as access to the internet, can provide more avenues toward self-expression, political mobilization, and advocacy. It also explores the idea that, no matter the era, the unyielding support of family and a diagnosis in childhood can help girls with autism transition toward adulthood--back cover

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Main Library Open Shelf	RC553.A88 WOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	147932	Available		BK133801
Book	Zvishavane Library Open Shelf	RC553.A88 WOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	152727	Available		BK139683

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction --
Meet the women --
Education --
Interests and career paths --
Sexual development and romantic relationships --
Family, friends and other networks of support --
Conclusion

This insightful book investigates the experiences of seven women with autism as they transition from childhood to adulthood, and how they make sense of that journey. Taken from the autobiographies of women including Liane Holliday Willey and Temple Grandin, these accounts shine a light on issues unique to women with autism. Heather Stone Wodis provides a detailed and thoughtful exploration of their common experiences, and each story offers a new perspective that illuminates the diagnosis from a different angle. This is a fascinating look at how generational differences, such as access to the internet, can provide more avenues toward self-expression, political mobilization, and advocacy. It also explores the idea that, no matter the era, the unyielding support of family and a diagnosis in childhood can help girls with autism transition toward adulthood--back cover

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