Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults 2nd Edition Ed 2
Theresa Regan, "Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults 2nd Edition Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1946824917 | 2021 | 222 pages | EPUB | 469 KB
English | ISBN: 1946824917 | 2021 | 222 pages | EPUB | 469 KB
NEW EDITION 2021 with updated research, additional insight and strategies for communication, information about autism in special populations (such as the gender diverse, those with problematic internet use and gaming addictions, females, and more), and a new chapter on aging and dementia.
Autism is a childhood condition … right? Not right. Children with autism grow into adults with autism. The great strides we have made in understanding childhood autistic behaviors and interventions have lagged dramatically behind the needs of aging autistics. What of the young adult trying to build relationships? What of the middle-aged autistic adult who has been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and lacks an effective treatment plan? What of the aging adult who is showing increasingly rigid autistic behaviors and is misdiagnosed as having frontotemporal dementia?
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