Book

Eaton, Judy, author.

A guide to mental health issues in girls and young women on the autism spectrum : diagnosis, intervention and family support / Dr. Judy Eaton.

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [2018]

245 pages ; 23 cm

Girls with autism require tailored support for dealing with mental health issues. This book offers interventions specifically for supporting girls with their mental health, by looking at looking at how girls are assessed and diagnosed for autism, and explaining which mental health conditions girls with autism most frequently experience.

Autistic girls -- Mental health.

Youth -- Mental health.

Autism spectrum disorders.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Accessing a Diagnosis -- Diagnosis of children -- How autism is diagnosed and the implications for girls on the spectrum -- Pathological demand avoidance -- Assessing for autism -- Misdiagnosis -- Distinguishing attachment disorders from autism -- Distinguishing autism from oppositional defiance disorder and conduct disorder -- Girls with ADHD and autism -- Distinguishing autism from borderline personality disorder -- Can someone have a diagnosis of autism and borderline personality disorder? -- Fabricated and induced illness -- Accessing the right support -- The Mental Health Act -- Using a positive behaviour support approach in an inpatient setting -- Social Relationships and Bullying -- Self-Harm -- Anxiety and Depression -- Anxiety -- Obsessive compulsive disorder -- Autism and depression -- Anxiety, depression and well-being -- Dissociative Disorders and Psychosis -- Autism and psychosis -- Dissociation -- Autism and trauma responses -- Catatonia -- Eating Disorders -- Eating difficulties experienced by children on the autism spectrum -- The link between autism and eating disorders -- Interventions for anorexia nervosa and the implications for their use with individuals on the autism spectrum -- The Impact of Mental Health Issues on Parents and Siblings -- The impact of having a child on the autism spectrum upon parents -- The impact of having a sibling with autism -- The impact of mental health difficulties on the family -- Managing school refusal -- Identifying the right educational placement for the child on the autism spectrum -- The Women and Girls' Own Stories -- Stories from women and girls with autism -- The mothers' stories -- Useful Resources for Clinicians and Parents -- Useful websites.

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