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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454596603321

Autore

Nichols Shana

Titolo

Girls growing up on the autism spectrum [[electronic resource] ] : what parents and professionals should know about the pre-teen and teenage years / / Shana Nichols, with Gina Marie Moravcik and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum ; foreword by Liane Holliday Willey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

1-282-05939-4

9786612059391

1-84642-885-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoravcikGina Marie

TetenbaumSamara Pulver

Disciplina

618.92

618.92/85882

618.9285882

Soggetti

Autism in children

Autism in adolescence

Girls - Mental health

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-342) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; GIRLS GROWING UPON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; AUTHORS' NOTES; Chapter 1 What Do We Currently Know about Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders?; Asking the question...; Epidemiology and the puzzle of diagnostic rates; Same disorder, different faces?Sex differences in symptom presentation; Diagnostic implications of sex differences; Interventions and supports; What causes sex differences in ASDs?; Sex differences in other developmental disorders

The importance of understanding typical developmental sex differences Clinical programs: are they out there?; A window of knowledge: personal stories by women with ASDs; Routes to a diagnosis for



females and their families; I'm still not sure what her diagnosis is...; Resources; Chapter 2 Approaching Adolescence: Anticipation, Anxiety,Adaptation, and...Acceptance?; Adolescence: the wild ride; Developmental tasks; Adolescence Autism = A2?; Specific challenges of adolescence; Sexuality and masturbation; Your "teaching toolkit:" guidelines and techniques; Lessons from Nemo; Resources

Chapter 3 Puberty or "Do My Parents Know You're Here?"Are you ready?; ASDs and adjusting to puberty; Foundational skills; Navigating pubertal change; Managing the locker room; Hormones and emotions; Resources; Chapter 4 The Red Spot: Periods, Pads, and Pelvic Exams; Goal 1: Finding your positive tone; Goal 2: Providing accurate information; Goal 3: Practicing skills ahead of time; Goal 4: Preparing for the first period; Successful management of menstrual hygiene; The great debate: pads, tampons, or both?; The gynecological exam; Aiming for independence; Resources

Chapter 5 Feeling Good Inside and Out: Self-perception and Self-confidence Your daughter's external sense of self; Body image and physical appearance; Issues with eating: from complications to disorders; Weight management; Fitness and exercise; Building a healthy self-image; First bras and beyond: the world of intimate wear; Fun with fashion and personal style; Your daughter's internal sense of self; Creating success experiences; Developing independence, self-reliance,and responsibility; Promoting self-knowledge and self-awareness("Who am I?"); Developing and expanding your daughter's interests

Self-regulation and emotional understanding Fostering mental health; "The talk": teaching your daughter about her ASD; What having an ASD means to your daughter; Parent modeling of self-esteem; Resources; Chapter 6 The Social Landscape of Adolescence:Friendships and Social Status; The age of friendships; Understanding friendships and developing friendship skills; Stages of friendship; Popularity and social status; Specific challenges for girls with ASDs; Finding your daughter's social compass; Resources; Chapter 7 Healthy Sexuality for Girls with ASDs

Defining sexuality: finding a common meaning

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the concerns faced by girls with ASDs and their parents, from periods and puberty to friendships and ""fitting in"". Looking at these issues within the context of specific areas of difficulty for girls with ASDs, the authors provide families with the knowledge and advice they need to help the whole family through the teenage years.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459268503321

Titolo

Sex trafficking, human rights and social justice / / edited by Tiantian Zheng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-95274-8

1-282-78172-3

9786612781728

0-203-84906-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in human rights ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhengTiantian

Disciplina

363.4/4

364.1534

Soggetti

Human trafficking

Prostitution

Human rights

Social justice

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction; 1 The NGO-ification of the anti-trafficking movement in the United States: A case study of the coalition to abolish slavery and trafficking; 2 Beyond "tragedy": A cultural critique of sex trafficking of young Iranian women; 3 From Thailand with love: Transnational marriage migration in the global care economy; 4 Beyond the victim: Capabilities and livelihood in Filipina experiences of domestic work in Paris and Hong Kong; 5 Anti-trafficking campaign and the sex industry in urban China

6 Invisible agents, hollow bodies: Neoliberal notions of "sex trafficking" from Syracuse to Sarajevo7 Escaping statism: From the paradigm of trafficking to the migration trajectories of West African sex workers in Paris; 8 Representing sex trafficking in Southeast Asia?: The victim staged; 9 Legislating the trafficking and slavery of women and girls: The criminalization of marriage, tradition, and gender norms in French



Colonial Cameroon, 1914-1945

10 Countering the trafficking paradigm: The role of family obligations, remittance, and investment strategies among migrant sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico11 Between trafficking discourses and sexual agency: Brazilian female sex workers in Spain; 12 So if you are not "Nastasha," who are you?: Revealing the other trafficked women and their uses?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The recognition of women's human rights to migrate and work as sex workers is disregarded and dismissed by anti-trafficking discourses of rescue in the latest United Nation's definition of trafficking.This volume explores the life experiences, agency, and human rights of trafficked women in order to shed light on the complicated processes in which anti-trafficking, human rights and social justice are intersected. In these articles, the authors critically analyze not only the conflation of trafficking with sex work in international and national discourses and its effects on migrant wo