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Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism Spiral-Bound | August 21, 2018

Barb Cook (Edited by), Michelle Garnett (Edited by), Jen Elcheson (Contributions by), Artemisia (Contributions by), Catriona Stewart (Contributions by), Anita Lesko (Contributions by), Liane Holliday Willey (Contributions by), Samantha Craft (Contributions by), Yenn Purkis (Contributions by), Kate Ross (Contributions by), Becca Lory (Contributions by)

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15 autistic women give empowerment, advice, support and insight to fellow autistic women, with clinical commentary from a specialistThis is an edited collection that tackles a range of issues that affect autistic women, including chapters on growing up, identity, diversity, parenting, independence and self-care. Well-known writers provide advice, support and empowerment to fellow autistic women, and expert Michelle Garnett provides professional commentary for each chapter.

Barb Cook and 14 other autistic women describe life from a female autistic perspective, and present empowering, helpful and supportive insights from their personal experience for fellow autistic women. Michelle Garnett's comments validate and expand the experiences described from a clinician's perspective, and provide extensive recommendations.

Autistic advocates including Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Jeanette Purkis, Artemisia and Samantha Craft offer their personal guidance on significant issues that particularly affect women, as well as those that are more general to autism. Contributors cover issues including growing up, identity, diversity, parenting, independence and self-care amongst many others. With great contributions from exceptional women, this is a truly well-rounded collection of knowledge and sage advice for any woman with autism.

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 1785924346
Item Weight: 1.0 lbs
Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches
A friend once told me that getting an autism diagnosis in mid-life was like finding the Rosetta Stone to herself. This marvelously honest and historically important book will be that Rosetta Stone for many women on the spectrum who will recognize aspects of their own lived experience on every page. I am in awe of the practical wisdom and uplifting encouragement assembled here by these wise elders of their tribe. -Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the History of Neurodiversity
Michelle Garnett, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and founder and Director of Minds & Hearts: A Specialist Clinic for Asperger's Syndrome and Autism. She has specialized in autism spectrum disorders for the past 20 years, and created the first screening instrument for Asperger's Syndrome, the Australian Scale for Asperger's Syndrome (ASAS) in 1993. Michelle has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.