Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity

Looking Beyond the Label

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Adolescence, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Health
Cover of the book Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity by Harvey Molloy, Latika Vasil, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Author: Harvey Molloy, Latika Vasil ISBN: 9781846420443
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Publication: March 15, 2004
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Language: English
Author: Harvey Molloy, Latika Vasil
ISBN: 9781846420443
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication: March 15, 2004
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Language: English

How do teenagers with Asperger Syndrome view themselves and their own lives?

This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with AS. It includes six life stories, written in collaboration with the teenagers themselves. These present an authentic and fascinating look at the lives of the teenagers and how AS has shaped their growing identities. The stories provide the basis for a discussion of common themes and issues facing teenagers with AS. Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity also questions the medicalized deficit approach to Asperger Syndrome and discusses the social repercussions of labeling teenagers as having AS.

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How do teenagers with Asperger Syndrome view themselves and their own lives?

This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with AS. It includes six life stories, written in collaboration with the teenagers themselves. These present an authentic and fascinating look at the lives of the teenagers and how AS has shaped their growing identities. The stories provide the basis for a discussion of common themes and issues facing teenagers with AS. Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity also questions the medicalized deficit approach to Asperger Syndrome and discusses the social repercussions of labeling teenagers as having AS.

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