Sincerely, your autistic child : what people on the autism spectrum wish their parents knew about growing up, acceptance, and identity
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- ISBN: 9780807025680
- ISBN: 0807025682
- ISBN: 9780807025697
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xvi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2021]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | "Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Jess Wilson -- Early memories, childhood, and education. Acknowledge vulnerability; presume competence / B. Martin Allen -- It's us against the world, kid / Brigid Rankowski -- What autistic girls wish their parents knew about friendship / Jane Strauss -- What your daughter deserves: love, safety, and the truth / Kassiane Asasumasu -- What I wish you knew / Katie Levin -- Change the world, not your child / Lei Wiley-Mydske -- Empathy and non-verbal cues / Dusya Lyubovskaya -- The first time I heard of autism / Anonymous -- What I wish my parents knew about being their autistic daughter / Heidi Wangelin -- A particular way of being / Karen Lean -- Acceptance and adaptation. A daughter's journey: lessons, honesty, and love / Jennifer St. Jude -- Still your child / Ondrea Marisa Robinson -- Perfect in an imperfect world / Haley Moss -- Who gets to be diagnosed? and who does it serve? / Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán -- Unconventional / Amythest Schaber -- I wish I wasn't so hard on myself back then / Kayla Smith -- Ten things I wish my parents had known when I was growing up / Amelia "Mel" Evelyn Voicy Baggs -- I am an autistic woman / Amy Sequenzia -- The view from outside the window / HW -- Finding me: the journey to acceptance / Morénike Giwa Onaiwu -- Autism, self-acceptance, and hope / Lynne Soraya -- Intersectional identity and finding community. Keep her safe; let her fly free / Maxfield Sparrow -- Tell me I'm autistic / Anonymous -- Autism, sensory experiences, and family culture / Mallory Cruz -- Safe harbors in a difficult world / Kayla Rodriguez -- Give your daughters autistic community / Jean Winegardner -- A parents' guide to being transgender and autistic / Alexandra Forshaw -- On surviving loneliness and isolation, and learning to live with loss / Lydia X. Z. Brown -- There's a place / Emily Paige Ballou -- Conclusion / Beth Ryan. |
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