Aspies on Mental Health - Speaking for Ourselves

by L Beardon (Editor)

Other authorsD Worton (Editor)
Paperback, 2011

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Adults with Asperger syndrome speak out about their own experiences of mental health issues, offering advice for other adults with Asperger syndrome and providing insights for family, friends and mental health professionals. Touching on everything from difficulties at work and college to coping
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with low self-confidence, self-harm, alcohol, misdiagnosis, sectioning, counselling, medication and battles with mental health services, the book provides a window into how people with Asperger syndrome experience mental health issues, and what can be done to help. The individual accounts describe coping strategies and methods for maintaining emotional and psychological wellbeing, as well as advice on things like how to stay positive and deal with day-to-day stress and meltdowns.
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