Asperger syndrome and alcohol : drinking to cope? / / Matthew Tinsley and Sarah Hendrickx ; foreword by Temple Grandin
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| Autore: |
Tinsley Matthew
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| Titolo: |
Asperger syndrome and alcohol : drinking to cope? / / Matthew Tinsley and Sarah Hendrickx ; foreword by Temple Grandin
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (143 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.29 |
| Soggetto topico: | Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Alcohol use |
| Dual diagnosis | |
| Altri autori: |
HendrickxSarah
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Asperger syndrome and alcohol: why should there be a link? -- Childhood and adolescence: where does it start? -- The adult social world: friendship, relationships and other people -- Employment: drinking and the workplace -- Beginning of the end: a failing strategy -- Drying out: support and rehabilitation -- Life beyond the booze: recovering autistic alcoholic. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book exposes the unexplored problem of people with ASDs using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with everyday life. The authors provide an overview of ASDs and of alcohol abuse, and explore current knowledge. Tinsley explores his own personal history as someone with an ASD who has experienced and beaten alcohol addiction. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Asperger syndrome and alcohol |
| ISBN: | 1-281-78242-4 |
| 9786611782429 | |
| 1-84642-814-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827585503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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