Life on the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Girls and Women
- ISBN-10
- 1849057478
- ISBN-13
- 9781849057479
- Category
- Autistic people
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-09-15
- Author
- Karen McKibbin
Description
This practical guide follows Alison, a girl with Asperger Syndrome, through childhood and womanhood to explain the key issues that females with Autism Spectrum Disorder face and how they can be supported. It offers practical tools and advice that girls, their parents and women on the spectrum can use to help them in daily life.
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- 232 pages
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