Understanding Autistic Adults
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Understanding Autistic Adults: Supporting Personal and Professional Pathways and Overcoming Challenges

Understanding Autistic Adults: Supporting Personal and Professional Pathways and Overcoming Challenges


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This book delves deeply into the experiences of autistic adults, providing comprehensive insights into potential professional paths and the psychological hurdles they may face in adulthood. It illuminates the experiences of autistics in professional fields like medicine, music, teaching, therapy, and sex work, alongside challenges like gender identity, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, and professional stagnation. Theoretical chapters offer differentiations between autism and other psychiatric conditions; describe autistic thinking in terms of a disrupted integration between primary and secondary processes; provide a matrix for mapping various manifestations of autism; and outline support strategies tailored for autistics, therapists, government systems and future research. Geared towards the ever-expanding audience of autistic individuals and mental health professionals, this book provides valuable insights into previously underexplored experiences to foster more understanding and validation.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Professional Pathways for Autistic Adults Chapter 1: Autistic Doctors Chapter 2: Autistic Therapists Chapter 3: Autistic Musicians Chapter 4: Autistic Teachers Chapter 5: Other Professional Arenas Where Autistics May Be Found Part II: Challenges in the Lives of Autistic Adults Chapter 6: Autism and Eating Disorders Chapter 7: Autism and Gender Diversity Chapter 8: Klinefelter Syndrome and Autism Chapter 9: Autistics in the Sex Industry Chapter 10: Autism and Dissociative Disorders—DID, Derealization, Depersonalization Chapter 11: Autistics Who Seem to Be “Stuck” Part III: Broader Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 12: Common Misdiagnoses and Key Differences Compared to Autism Chapter 13: The Disrupted Integration between Primary and Secondary Processes in Autistic Thinking Chapter 14: A Proposed Matrix for the Categorization of Autistic People Endnote: Ways to Assist Autistic Adults References Index About the Author

About the Author :
Sagit Blumrosen-Sela is an Israeli clinical psychologist holding a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her contributions span both literature and psychology, encompassing works such as Personality Disorders in Israeli Literature (Resling, 2017), Asperger's Lost Generation (Resling, 2021), and Autistic People Among Us (Hebrew Version, Resling, 2023). With substantial recognition and success of her autism-related books in Israel, she has emerged as a prominent authority in the field. Her expertise is rooted in extensive clinical experience with autistic individuals, coupled with important theoretical advancements.

Review :
Understanding Autistic Adults will be especially helpful to autistic women who may be attracted to careers as primary care doctors, therapists, or schoolteachers. This book provides an interesting perspective on autism from a literary professor. Blumrosen-Sela's work makes a valuable contribution to the literature on autism. While much has been written about the lived experiences of autistic children, the personal narratives of autistic adults shed light on the many contributions of autistics, as well as the challenges they face. This book is an excellent source for understanding the complexities of adult life and autism, gain invaluable knowledge about the unique challenges and strengths of individuals on the spectrum, and learn practical strategies to foster understanding, support, and success. A great resource to help create an inclusive environment that empowers adults with autism to thrive in their personal and professional lives. This well-researched and fundamentally empathic book helps us to deepen our understanding of a range of autistic adult experiences. Recommended reading for autistic adults and for others in various professions (especially education), the chapters detail the vital strengths of autistic people as successful doctors, therapists, social workers, musicians, and teachers, as well as pointing towards some of the reasonable adjustments that may benefit such adults. With vital attention to additional topics including autism and gender diversity, autism and eating disorders, and many further intersections of autistic living, Sagit Blumrosen-Sela’s Understanding Autistic Adults is a heartening and rounded contribution to knowledge. Autistic adults and professionals will be able to explore the many dimensions of autism, including aspects that are based on clinical experience that have yet to be examined by research. I am in awe of the author’s depth of knowledge, perspective, and analysis. As a clinician and parent of an autistic adult, I will be consulting her insight and wisdom.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781538197165
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 250
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 581 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1538197162
  • Publisher Date: 27 Oct 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Supporting Personal and Professional Pathways and Overcoming Challenges
  • Width: 160 mm


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