Autism Missed and Misdiagnosed : Identifying, Understanding and Supporting Diverse Autistic Identities / Judy Eaton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendes, Eva A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic people.

Couples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

"Autism presents in a multitude of different and highly nuanced ways - particularly as it intersects with variance in class, gender, race and age. Misunderstanding and misinformation around variant and differing presentations means that misdiagnosed individuals and those who do not receive a diagnosis at all are often failed by medical, education, social care and criminal justice systems. They are detained in inappropriate settings; don't receive beneficial therapeutic input; have their families accused of fabricated or induced illness (FII); are kept in prison or youth offending institutions longer than their original tariffs, and shockingly their life expectancy is often curtailed as a result. This comprehensive resource will help multidisciplinary professions to understand, contextualise, and better identify diverse autistic presentations. It includes an overview of the autism diagnostic process, an exploration of controversial and commonly confused diagnoses such as PDA, ODD, CD, ASPD, and BPD; discussions of best practice for investigating FII; and analysis of the specific challenges of autism diagnosis in relation to women and girls, BAME communities, schools, and the criminal justice system"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Intro

Autism Missed and Misdiagnosed

Cover

Of related interest

Title Page

Copyright

Acknowledgements

Contents

1. Overview of the Diagnostic Process for Autism in the UK

2. Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnoses in Women and Girls

3. A Personal Account by an Autistic Mother

Hadassah

4. Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Autism

5. Missed or Misdiagnosis in the Classroom

6. Autism in the Family Courts, Inpatient Services and Criminal Justice System

7. The Criminal Justice System - Autism, Probation, Risk Assessments and Treatment

8. 'Perplexing Conditions' and Fabricated and Induced Illness

9. Social Work Practice, Neurodivergence and Fabricated or Induced Illness

Cathleen Long

10. The Experience of Autism within the BAME Community

11. Current Initiatives in the UK to Support Autistic Children and Young People

Epilogue

References

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-83997-957-7

1-83997-461-3

OCLC:

1429649506