Editors:
- Addresses a unique and critical stage of life - Emerging Adulthood
- Much needed addition to professional literature about adults on the spectrum
- Emphasizes both theoretical and practical information
Part of the book series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series (ACPS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book evaluates how autism is experienced and addressed in four areas critical to the developmental phase of adulthood: self-awareness, individuality, comprehensive support systems, and the dissemination of information and expanded education. The editors present comprehensive coverage of new developments in the field of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly with regards to the updating of diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5 and an increased level of interest in research on adults with ASD. Contributors also make recommendations regarding services that should be provided to people with ASD based on recognition of their needs, the frequent lack of accessibility to relevant services, and an understanding of how a person's living situation both influences and is influenced by the way they conduct their lives.
Among the topics discussed:
- The distinctive stage of Emerging Adulthood in individuals with ASD
- Late diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
- Sexuality and romantic relationships among people with ASD
- Parents, siblings, and communities of individuals with ASD
- Cultural-demographic influences on life choices among people with ASD
- Adult women on the high-functioning autism spectrum
- The experience of academia and employment for people with ASD
Autism in Adulthood is a unique resource for professionals, clinicians, researchers and caregivers that emphasizes both theoretical and practical information regarding ASD in the critical adult stage of life.
Editors and Affiliations
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Kishurim Clinic, Argov, Israel
Susan Lowinger
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Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel
Shiri Pearlman-Avnion
About the editors
Dr. Shiri Pearlman-Avnion is an Educational Psychologist currently working as a full time lecturer at Tel-Chai College. In addition, she runs a private clinic as a psychologist, mainly working with people on the autism spectrum (Approval for continued therapy and diagnosis of children, adolescents and adults with autism, Ministry of Health, 2013). She held a postdoctoral fellowship (National Alliance for Autism Research, NAAR) at BUMC (Boston University Medical School), Boston, 2002-2005.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Autism in Adulthood
Editors: Susan Lowinger, Shiri Pearlman-Avnion
Series Title: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28833-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28832-7Published: 11 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28835-8Published: 11 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28833-4Published: 30 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2192-922X
Series E-ISSN: 2192-9238
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 292
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Child and School Psychology