Overview
Explores adult experiences of autism diagnosis
Discusses the positive and negative effects being diagnosed with autism can have on a persons life
Based on several in depth case studies of adults diagnosed with autism
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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About this book
Illuminating a range of testimonies that have previously been kept in the shadows, this book will not only appeal to students and scholars of autism in adults, but also to practitioners as well as adults who have been diagnosed with autism.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Kristien Hens is Lecturer in Ethics at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and also holds a research position at KU Leuven, Belgium. Her research interests centre around the ethics of psychiatric diagnosis, the models of biology in ethics, and ethics of genetics.
Raymond Langenberg is a trainer and management consultant for Diversity BVBA, of which he is also a co-owner. He is also a researcher for the independent think-tank Campus Gelbergen, where his research focuses on experiencing, surviving and living with diagnostic processes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Experiences of Adults Following an Autism Diagnosis
Authors: Kristien Hens, Raymond Langenberg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97973-1
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97972-4Published: 12 October 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97973-1Published: 29 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 155
Number of Illustrations: 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Self and Identity, Personality and Social Psychology, Emotion, Critical Psychology