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Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mid and Later Life.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (434 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781784500375
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mid and Later LifeDDC classification:
  • 616.85/882
LOC classification:
  • RC553.A88A985 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN MID AND LATER LIFE Edited by Scott D. Wright, Ph.D. -- FOREWORD - Francesca Happé -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION - Scott D. Wright and Amy Maida Wadsworth -- PART I - OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1 - ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS - Past, Present, and Future by Kristina J. Cottle, William M. McMahon, and Megan Farley -- PART II - THE BIOSYSTEM - Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Issues -- Chapter 2 - GENETIC, EPIGENETIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES by Hilary Coon, Christopher Gregg, and Amanda Bakian -- PART III - THE CHRONOSYSTEM - Historical, Contemporary, and Personal Perspectives on Aging with Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Chapter 3 - ABILITY IMPROVES WITH AGE by Temple Grandin -- Chapter 4 - LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR AUTISM AND AGING - How to Honor Autistic Essence Towardthe Betterment of Society by Judy Endow -- Chapter 5 - AGEING WITH AUTISM - Improving Health, Improving Rights by Michael Baron and Saskia Baron -- Chapter 6 - AGEING AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER - Experiential and Social Perspectives by Digby Tantam -- PART IV - THE PERSON - Aging and the Aging Individual -- Chapter 7 - AGEING IN PEOPLE WITH ASD - Liaison Old Age Psychiatry Perspective by Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska and Mick Coppock -- Chapter 8 - CHALLENGES FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS WITH AUTISM by Pamela A. Smith -- Chapter 9 - AUTISM AND AGE-RELATED COGNITIVE DECLINE by Hilde M. Geurts -- Chapter 10 - ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF AUTISM IN LATER LIFE by S.M.J. (Sylvia) Heijnen-Kohl, R.C. (Richard) Oude Voshaar, and S.P.J. (Bas) van Alphen -- Chapter 11 - CLEAR SAILING - Aging Optimally on the Autism Spectrum by Bruce Parsons -- Chapter 12 - PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH OLDER ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM by Valerie Gaus.
Chapter 13 - AGEING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER by Amanda Roestorf and Dermot Bowler -- PART V - THE MICROSYSTEM - Aging and Dyadic and Family Issues -- Chapter 14 - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - Older Parents' Views on Inclusion for Their Adult Son or Daughter with Autism by Monique Hines and Susan Balandin -- Chapter 15 - THE DYNAMICS OF CARE - Communication, Management, and Adults with Autism by Benjamin DiCicco-Bloom -- Chapter 16 - SEXUAL WELL-BEING AND RELATIONSHIPS IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER by Shana Nichols and E. Sandra Byers -- PART VI - THE MESOSYSTEM - Community Issues -- Chapter 17 - AGING AND ASSIMILATING INTO THE COMMUNITY - Building Supports for Mid and Later Life with Autism by Denise D. Resnik -- Chapter 18 DESIGN EMPATHY FOR AUTISM IN ADULTHOOD AND AGING by A.J. Paron-Wildes -- Chapter 19 - HOW CAN WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LIVES OF ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM FROM ACROSS THE AGE RANGE, AND THEIR RELATIVES? by Jeremy Parr -- Chapter 20 - HOUSING IS THE HUB OF THE WHEEL by Gregory A. Prince, Desiree Kameka, and JaLynn Prince -- Chapter 21 - COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM IN MID AND LATER LIFE by Valerie D'Astous, Karen Glaser, and Karen Lowton -- Chapter 22 - PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM IN THE UNITED STATES - Understanding What We Know Now and Charting a Course for the Future by Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick -- PART VII THE MACROSYSTEM - The Aging Experience and Social Policy and Advocacy -- Chapter 23 - AUTISM AND AGEING - Epidemiology and Demographics by Terry Brugha -- Chapter 24 - LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS - Autistic Adults Tell Us What They Need by Carol Povey and Cos Michael -- Chapter 25 - THROUGH THE GLASS WALL - A Voice for Autism Advocacy and Social Policy in Scotland by Robert MacBean and Stella Macdonald.
PART VIII - THE CHRONOSYSTEM REVISITED - Future Directions -- Chapter 26 - AGING AND ASD - Toward Positive Building Blocks for Mid and Later Life by Peter Gerhardt and Angela Rodriguez -- Chapter 27 - CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES - How Do We Measure Up? by Valerie Paradiz and Xenia Grant -- Chapter 28 - QUALITY-OF-LIFE OUTCOMES OF AGING ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES by Elizabeth A. Perkins -- Chapter 29 - CONCLUSION by Scott D. Wright and Amy Maida Wadsworth -- CONTRIBUTORS -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- Blank Page.
Summary: Bringing together a wealth of professional and academic research, alongside personal insights into aging and autism, this edited sourcebook looks beyond the early years and transition into adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), to focus instead on the challenges facing individuals with ASDs who are middle aged or older.
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Intro -- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN MID AND LATER LIFE Edited by Scott D. Wright, Ph.D. -- FOREWORD - Francesca Happé -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION - Scott D. Wright and Amy Maida Wadsworth -- PART I - OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1 - ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS - Past, Present, and Future by Kristina J. Cottle, William M. McMahon, and Megan Farley -- PART II - THE BIOSYSTEM - Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Issues -- Chapter 2 - GENETIC, EPIGENETIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES by Hilary Coon, Christopher Gregg, and Amanda Bakian -- PART III - THE CHRONOSYSTEM - Historical, Contemporary, and Personal Perspectives on Aging with Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Chapter 3 - ABILITY IMPROVES WITH AGE by Temple Grandin -- Chapter 4 - LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR AUTISM AND AGING - How to Honor Autistic Essence Towardthe Betterment of Society by Judy Endow -- Chapter 5 - AGEING WITH AUTISM - Improving Health, Improving Rights by Michael Baron and Saskia Baron -- Chapter 6 - AGEING AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER - Experiential and Social Perspectives by Digby Tantam -- PART IV - THE PERSON - Aging and the Aging Individual -- Chapter 7 - AGEING IN PEOPLE WITH ASD - Liaison Old Age Psychiatry Perspective by Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska and Mick Coppock -- Chapter 8 - CHALLENGES FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS WITH AUTISM by Pamela A. Smith -- Chapter 9 - AUTISM AND AGE-RELATED COGNITIVE DECLINE by Hilde M. Geurts -- Chapter 10 - ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF AUTISM IN LATER LIFE by S.M.J. (Sylvia) Heijnen-Kohl, R.C. (Richard) Oude Voshaar, and S.P.J. (Bas) van Alphen -- Chapter 11 - CLEAR SAILING - Aging Optimally on the Autism Spectrum by Bruce Parsons -- Chapter 12 - PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH OLDER ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM by Valerie Gaus.

Chapter 13 - AGEING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER by Amanda Roestorf and Dermot Bowler -- PART V - THE MICROSYSTEM - Aging and Dyadic and Family Issues -- Chapter 14 - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - Older Parents' Views on Inclusion for Their Adult Son or Daughter with Autism by Monique Hines and Susan Balandin -- Chapter 15 - THE DYNAMICS OF CARE - Communication, Management, and Adults with Autism by Benjamin DiCicco-Bloom -- Chapter 16 - SEXUAL WELL-BEING AND RELATIONSHIPS IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER by Shana Nichols and E. Sandra Byers -- PART VI - THE MESOSYSTEM - Community Issues -- Chapter 17 - AGING AND ASSIMILATING INTO THE COMMUNITY - Building Supports for Mid and Later Life with Autism by Denise D. Resnik -- Chapter 18 DESIGN EMPATHY FOR AUTISM IN ADULTHOOD AND AGING by A.J. Paron-Wildes -- Chapter 19 - HOW CAN WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LIVES OF ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM FROM ACROSS THE AGE RANGE, AND THEIR RELATIVES? by Jeremy Parr -- Chapter 20 - HOUSING IS THE HUB OF THE WHEEL by Gregory A. Prince, Desiree Kameka, and JaLynn Prince -- Chapter 21 - COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM IN MID AND LATER LIFE by Valerie D'Astous, Karen Glaser, and Karen Lowton -- Chapter 22 - PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM IN THE UNITED STATES - Understanding What We Know Now and Charting a Course for the Future by Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick -- PART VII THE MACROSYSTEM - The Aging Experience and Social Policy and Advocacy -- Chapter 23 - AUTISM AND AGEING - Epidemiology and Demographics by Terry Brugha -- Chapter 24 - LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS - Autistic Adults Tell Us What They Need by Carol Povey and Cos Michael -- Chapter 25 - THROUGH THE GLASS WALL - A Voice for Autism Advocacy and Social Policy in Scotland by Robert MacBean and Stella Macdonald.

PART VIII - THE CHRONOSYSTEM REVISITED - Future Directions -- Chapter 26 - AGING AND ASD - Toward Positive Building Blocks for Mid and Later Life by Peter Gerhardt and Angela Rodriguez -- Chapter 27 - CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES - How Do We Measure Up? by Valerie Paradiz and Xenia Grant -- Chapter 28 - QUALITY-OF-LIFE OUTCOMES OF AGING ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES by Elizabeth A. Perkins -- Chapter 29 - CONCLUSION by Scott D. Wright and Amy Maida Wadsworth -- CONTRIBUTORS -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- Blank Page.

Bringing together a wealth of professional and academic research, alongside personal insights into aging and autism, this edited sourcebook looks beyond the early years and transition into adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), to focus instead on the challenges facing individuals with ASDs who are middle aged or older.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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