Experiences of Adults Following an Autism Diagnosis

Kristien Hens, Raymond Langenberg (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

XI, 155 Seiten

2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-97972-4 (ISBN)

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This book explores adult experiences of autism diagnosis. Focusing on the experiences of 21 interviewees, the structure of the book mirrors the seven stages undergone upon diagnosis, and raises important questions about modern society and the self, amidst this life-changing news. Analysing a broad range of empirical interview data including adults who had experiences of other diagnoses, and adults who seemed to function normally before their autism diagnosis, the authors use these stories to examine how autism diagnosis can be extremely important and helpful, but also generate a great deal of negativity.
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.

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.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2.Being "Different".- Chapter 3.Perspectives on Suffering.- Chapter 4. The Experience of Being Tested.- Chapter 5.Autism as a way to hold your own.- Chapter 6. (In)ability to Self-Reflect.- Chapter 7. To Challenge or to Accept.- Chapter 8. Perspectives on the Future.- Chapter 9. Afterthoughts.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.10.2018
Zusatzinfo	XI, 155 p. 7 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	349 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
Schlagworte	Adults with autism • Asperger's Syndrome • Asperger’s Syndrome • autism diagnosis • autism test • DSM-5 criteria • Intense World Theory • mental disability • neurodiversity • Phenomenology • psychological tests • Self-reflection • Theory of Mind • The Other
ISBN-10	3-319-97972-8 / 3319979728
ISBN-13	978-3-319-97972-4 / 9783319979724
Zustand	Neuware