Understanding and Affirming Autistic Clients: A Primer for Mental Health Professionals

Understanding and Affirming Autistic Clients: A Primer for Mental Health ProfessionalsThis book is an accessible primer focused on the provision of neuro affirming clinical care for autistic clients, written from the perspective of autistic clinicians. In eight chapters, this book provides actionable steps without the assumption of expert autism knowledge. It first builds foundational knowledge for understanding what autism is and how to talk about it using current language practices. This book then explains how to recognize and assess

and other people’s opinions

implementation

Sinfully gorgeous

This groundbreaking book combines the lived experience with academic rigor

bright illustrations and a diverse cast

including the bullies

candid prose

being out and about in the LGBTQIA+ community and undergoing gender transition

Laura confronts single parenting after her divorce

convinced autism was a male problem

and leaves us vulnerable to depression

A paw-some box set of the first six Dog Man books by worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey