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Growing up undiagnosed : surviving childhood in New York City as an undiagnosed autistic / Becca Lory Hector ; edited by Damian Mellifont and Jennifer Smith-Merry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hector, Becca Lory, author.
- Series:
- Gender Studies, Disability Studies (Lived Places Publishing)
- Gender Studies, Disability Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disability studies.
- Autism.
- Autistic disorder.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Surviving childhood in New York City as an undiagnosed autistic
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Lived Places Publishing, 2024.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Living as an undiagnosed autistic person in the loudest sensory city in the world, NYC, author Becca Lory Hector details her lived experience of social and sensory invalidation. Whether she refused to put on shoes, wore sunglasses inside, or asked direct questions, her very way of being was called into question, leading her to feel insignificant and unimportant. In a world created by and for the neuromajority, Becca's needs took a back seat as others felt her reality couldn't possibly be true. Growing Up Undiagnosed is a collection of stories filled with lessons on the importance of validating the lived experiences of all. This book is ideal reading for students of Disability Studies, Autism Studies, DEIB Studies, Social Work, Education Studies, Medical students and practitioners, as well as psychiatrists, teachers, and social support workers in practice and training.
- Contents:
- Content warning
- Learning objectives
- Chapter 1 The answers start here
- Chapter 2 Cat lover
- Chapter 3 Twice exceptional
- Chapter 4 Library kid
- Chapter 5 Autistic naivety
- Chapter 6 Setting expectations
- Chapter 7 Chicken nuggets and fries
- Chapter 8 Sensory hellscapes
- Chapter 9 The price of pretending
- Chapter 10 Brightness and burnout
- Chapter 11 Discovering regulation
- Chapter 12 A life you don't need a vacation from
- Suggested discussion topics
- References
- Recommended reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on Publisher's website, viewed July 11, 2024.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Growing up undiagnosed : surviving childhood in New York City as an undiagnosed autistic.
- ISBN:
- 9781915271365
- 9781915271389
- 9781915271372
- OCLC:
- 1443099279
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