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Author Eaton, Judy, author.

Title A guide to mental health issues in girls and young women on the autism spectrum : diagnosis, intervention and family support / Dr. Judy Eaton.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource (245 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Accessing a Diagnosis -- Diagnosis of children -- How autism is diagnosed and the implications for girls on the spectrum -- Pathological demand avoidance -- Assessing for autism -- 2. Misdiagnosis -- Distinguishing attachment disorders from autism -- Distinguishing autism from oppositional defiance disorder and conduct disorder -- Girls with ADHD and autism -- Distinguishing autism from borderline personality disorder -- Can someone have a diagnosis of autism and borderline personality disorder? -- Fabricated and induced illness -- Accessing the right support -- 3. Mental Health Act -- Using a positive behaviour support approach in an inpatient setting -- 4. Social Relationships and Bullying -- 5. Self-Harm -- 6. Anxiety and Depression -- Anxiety -- Obsessive compulsive disorder -- Autism and depression -- Anxiety, depression and well-being -- 7. Dissociative Disorders and Psychosis -- Autism and psychosis -- Dissociation -- Autism and trauma responses -- Catatonia -- 8. Eating Disorders -- Eating difficulties experienced by children on the autism spectrum -- link between autism and eating disorders -- Interventions for anorexia nervosa and the implications for their use with individuals on the autism spectrum -- 9. Impact of Mental Health Issues on Parents and Siblings -- impact of having a child on the autism spectrum upon parents -- impact of having a sibling with autism -- impact of mental health difficulties on the family -- Managing school refusal -- Identifying the right educational placement for the child on the autism spectrum -- 10. Women and Girls' Own Stories -- Stories from women and girls with autism -- mothers' stories -- Useful Resources for Clinicians and Parents -- Useful websites.
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Subject Autistic girls -- Mental health.
Autistic girls.
Mental health.
Autistic youth -- Mental health.
Autistic youth.
Autism spectrum disorders.
Autism spectrum disorders.
United Kingdom.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Case Reports.
Other Form: Print version: Eaton, Judy. Guide to mental health issues in girls and young women on the autism spectrum. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018 9781784503550 (OCoLC)982219867
ISBN 9781784503550 (electronic book)
178450355X (electronic book)
9781785920929
1785920928