Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-teen and Teenage Years

Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-teen and Teenage Years

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Growing up isn't easy, and the trials and tribulations of being a teenager can be particularly confusing for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). This book covers all the concerns commonly faced by girls with ASDs and their parents, from periods and puberty to worries over friendships and fitting in .
Taking a good look at these adolescent issues, and many more, within the context of specific areas of difficulty for girls with ASDs, the authors provide families with the knowledge and advice they need to help their daughters and the whole family through the teenage years. This book addresses core issues such as cognition, communication, behavior, sensory sensitivities, and social difficulties; it gives candid and realistic advice on a wide range of important teenage topics.
Providing professional perspectives alongside personal experiences from mothers, daughters and educators, this is a unique and comprehensive resource for families and their daughters with ASDs, as wel

Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-teen and Teenage Years

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Ethernet card for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and a demonstration of streaming video to the Spectrum. See spectrum.alioth.net for more information.
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Have a look at www.wrongplanet.net they have 26000 members with autismI am a studying children's clinical psychologist and am the personal assistant to a prominent Dr. that specializes in the PDD (pervasive developmental disorder) spectrum. I do group therapy sessions for children that have PDDs. Autism is a part of the PDD spectrum.

Firstly, no one should ever make this judgment unless they have had the years of schooling and fully know the subject matter (i.e. a psychologist or psychiatrist). So you should see one in order to better answer your question. Even a professional online, shouldn't be trusted as a reliable source. There are behavioral cues, cognitive testing, and personal questions that will guide you to an answer that need to be assessed one-on-one.

As it is a spectrum their are many encompassing aspects that overlap with other pervasive developmental disorders, which comprise the larger spectrum the PDD spectrum. There aren't simple "stops" as you put it. There are overlapping and extremely variating points of interest. It takes a great deal of experience and study to truly understand the spectrum. However, the quick help you want can be found here @

http://www.autismspeaks.org/navigating/index.php?WT.svl=Top_Nav

This is a valid and helpful source. And describes that common separate diagnoses on the spectrum. I wish you the best!

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