Emily Paige Ballou

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew about Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity
Herausgeber: Paige Ballou, Emily; Davanport, Sharon

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Produktbeschreibung

A rare and diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights to parents the unique needs of girls and nonbinary people who are growing up with autism. Most resources available for parents come out of the medical model of disability--from psychologists, educators, parents, and doctors--offering parents a narrow and technical approach to autism. Furthermore, it is widely believed that many autistic girls and women are underdiagnosed, which has further limited the information available regarding the unique needs of girls and nonbinary people with autism. What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew represents an authentic resource for parents written by people who understand this experience most, autistic people themselves. From childhood and education to gender identity and sexuality, this anthology of autistic contributors tackles the everyday challenges of growing up while honestly addressing the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic girls and nonbinary people. Written like letters to parents, the contributors reflect on what they have learned while growing up with autism and how parents can avoid common mistakes and overcome challenges while raising their child. What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew calls parents to action by raising awareness and redefining "normal" in order to help parents make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9780807025680
• ISBN-10: 0807025682
• Artikelnr.: 59884667

Autorenporträt

Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Jess Wilson
Letter from the Editors
Early Memories, Childhood, and Education
1
Acknowledge Vulnerability; Presume Competence
B. Martin Allen
2
It’s Us Against the World, Kid
Brigid Rankowski
3
What Autistic Girls Wish Their Parents Knew About Friendship
Jane Strauss
4
What Your Daughter Deserves: Love, Safety, and the Truth
Kassiane Asasumasu
5
What I Wish You Knew
Katie Levin
6
Change the World, Not Your Child
Lei Wiley-Mydske
7
Empathy and Non-Verbal Cues
Dusya Lyubovskaya
8
The First Time I Heard of Autism
Anonymous
9
What I Wish My Parents Knew About Being Their Autistic Daughter
Heidi Wangelin
10
A Particular Way of Being
Karen Lean
Acceptance and Adaptation
11
A Daughter’s Journey: Lessons, Honesty, and Love
Jennifer St. Jude
12
Still Your Child
Ondrea Marisa Robinson
13
Perfect in an Imperfect World
Haley Moss
14
Who Gets to Be Diagnosed? And Who Does It Serve?
Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán
15
Unconventional
Amythest Schaber
16
I Wish I Wasn’t So Hard on Myself Back Then
Kayla Smith
17
Ten Things I Wish My Parents Had Known When I Was Growing Up
Amelia “Mel” Evelyn Voicy Baggs
18
I Am an Autistic Woman
Amy Sequenzia
19
The View from Outside the Window
HW
20
Finding Me: The Journey to Acceptance
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
21
Autism, Self-Acceptance, and Hope
Lynne Soraya
Intersectional Identity and Finding Community
22
Keep Her Safe; Let Her Fly Free
Maxfield Sparrow
23
Tell Me I’m Autistic
Anonymous
24
Autism, Sensory Experiences, and Family Culture
Mallory Cruz
25
Safe Harbors in a Difficult World
Kayla Rodriguez
26
Give Your Daughters Autistic Community
Jean Winegardner
27
A Parents’ Guide to Being Transgender and Autistic
Alexandra Forshaw
28
On Surviving Loneliness and Isolation, and Learning to Live with Loss
Lydia X. Z. Brown
29
There’s a Place
Emily Paige Ballou
Conclusion
Beth Ryan
About the Editors
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Notes