From hurt to hope : stories of mental health, mental illness and being autistic / edited by Mair Elliott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Elliott, Mair, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers Library , 2021.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

A selection of reflective essays about mental health on the autism spectrum from a diverse range of people. Each contributor follows the topics of hurt (their experience and how they felt), help (tools that have aided them), and hope (looking forwards). Covering trauma, relationships, the carer perspective, healthcare, intersectionality and more.

Contents:

Intro

From Hurt to Hope

Cover

Of related interest

Title page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Who Am I?

Mair Elliott

2. I Don't Really Wanna Fight No More

Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

3. Hurting, Helping and Hoping: From Learning to Diagnosis and Contentment

Paul Statham

4. Feeling Alien in a World That Rejects You: The Discovery of Self Through Neurodiversity

Suzy Rowland

5. To Be Left Alone

Emma Wishart

6. Being Autistic and Managing Anxiety

Robert Joyce

7. Hoyo (Mum) and Inankeedii's (Son) Journey from Hurt to Hope with Autism

Nura Aabe

8. Big Brain Trees and Superpowers: A Journey of Discovery, Patience and Understanding

Emma Cobb

9. My Journey to a Place of Hope: Autism and Schizophrenia

Yenn Purkis

10. A Particle of My Existence

Casey Chonily

11. Thriving Through Words: Finding Your Niche in a Neurotypical World

Jess/Jai White

Conclusion

About the Authors

Endnotes.

ISBN:

9781805015970

1805015974

9781787755864

178775586X

OCLC:

1458358860