Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity : Looking Beyond the Label
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1843101262
ISBN-13
9781843101260
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 15th, 2004
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
278 grams
Dimensions
15.70 x 23.30 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Age groups: adolescentsPsychiatry
Ksh 3,700.00
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This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with AS. It includes six life stories, which 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.
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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