LEADER 03476nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910963428703321 005 20240410140838.0 010 $a9781846424502 010 $a184642450X 024 3 $z9781843102403 035 $a(CKB)4560000000000029 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290865 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL290865 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141136 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL56625 035 $a(OCoLC)935263322 035 $a(Perlego)951373 035 $a(EXLCZ)994560000000000029 100 $a20050909d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aComing out Asperger $ediagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence /$fedited by Dinah Murray 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2006 215 $a280 p 311 08$a9781843102403 311 08$a1843102404 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCOVER -- Coming Out Asperger: Diagnosis, Disclosure and Self-Confidence -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction Dinah Murray -- 1. To tell or not to tell: that is the Aspie1 question Liane Holliday Willey -- 2. Diagnosis in adults Tony Attwood -- 3. Confidence, self-confidence and social confidence Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser -- 4. Psychiatry and Asperger syndrome Tom Berney -- 5. Being told or being told off ? Reciprocity at the Diagnostic Interview Michelle Dawson -- 6. Mental health issues surrounding diagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence in the context of Asperger syndrome David N. Andrews -- 7. One that got away Dinah Murray -- 8. 'Why's it all so difficult?' Sharing the diagnosis with the young person Philip Whitaker -- 9. Telling peers at school about Asperger syndrome: thoughts on how and why Heta Pukki -- 10. Disclosure at secondary school: sharing the news of Asperger syndrome with a young person's peer group Penny Barratt -- 11. The Conversation Jennifer Overton -- 12. Disclosure: talking about what makes us human Stephen Shore -- 13. Disclosure: a parent's perspective Jacqui Jackson -- 14. Coming out, various Wendy Lawson -- 15. Diagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence in sexuality and relationships Lynne Moxon -- 16. Diagnosis in adulthood and community disclosure Dora Georgiou -- 17. Coming out autistic at work Jane Meyerding -- 18. Disclosing to the authorities Dennis Debbaudt -- Contributor biographies -- Subject index -- Author Index. 330 $aThis book explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a "hidden disability," and how this impinges on self-esteem. The contributors include some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of AS today, and include individuals on the autism spectrum, parents and professionals. 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xDiagnosis 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$vLife skills guides 606 $aAsperger's syndrome 606 $aSelf-disclosure 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xDiagnosis. 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome. 615 0$aSelf-disclosure. 676 $a616.85/8832 701 $aMurray$b Dinah$f1946-$01806809 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963428703321 996 $aComing out Asperger$94356187 997 $aUNINA