Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity
eBook - ePub

Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity

Looking Beyond the Label

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity

Looking Beyond the Label

About this book

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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Yes, you can access Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence, and Identity by Latika Vasil, Harvey Molloy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Autism Spectrum Disorders. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Of Related Interest
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Defining Asperger Syndrome
  9. 2. Leeā€™s Story
  10. 3. Rachelā€™s Story
  11. 4. Sarahā€™s Story
  12. 5. Chee Kiongā€™s Story
  13. 6. Lukeā€™s Story
  14. 7. Simonā€™s Story
  15. 8. Themes and Issues from the Stories
  16. Appendix A: The Narrative Approach in Research
  17. Appendix B: The Research Process
  18. References
  19. Subject Index
  20. Author Index