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Aspies on Mental Health: Speaking for Ourselves
Beardon Luke
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Description for Aspies on Mental Health: Speaking for Ourselves
Paperback. Touching on everything from difficulties at work and college to coping with low self-confidence, self-harm, alcohol, misdiagnosis, sectioning, counselling, medication and battles with mental health services, the book provides a window into how people with AS experience mental health issues, and what can be done to help. Editor(s): Beardon, Luke; Worton, Dean. Series Editor(s): Edmonds, Genevieve; Beardon, Luke. Series: Insider Intelligence. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can be particularly at risk of developing mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression. Here, adults with Asperger Syndrome speak out about their own experiences of mental health issues, offering sound advice for other Aspies and providing valuable insights for family, friends and also for mental health professionals.
Touching on everything from difficulties at work and college to coping with low self-confidence, self-harm, alcohol, misdiagnosis, sectioning, counselling, medication and battles with mental health services, the book provides a window into how people with AS experience mental health issues, and what can be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Insider Intelligence
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849051521
SKU
V9781849051521
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Ref
99-10
About Beardon Luke
E. Veronica Bliss has over 20 years' experience working with individuals on the autistic spectrum, and has been working as a solution focused psychologist for the past six years. Chris Mitchell was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1998, when he was 20 years old. Having completed an MA (Hons) in Information and Library Management, he currently works at Durham County ... Read more
Reviews for Aspies on Mental Health: Speaking for Ourselves
I found several of the stories relevant to my own life and helpful in my understanding both of myself and of the situations - reading someone else's story gives you that bit of objectivity and so allows you to see the overall perspective more clearly. Well worth a read if you find such stories useful.
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