Masking in Autistic Adults: A Clinician’s Guide to Neurodiversity-Affirming Care
Book Details
- Publisher : Routledge
- Published : 2026
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 348
- Category :
Autism and Aspergers - Catalogue No : 98493
- ISBN 13 : 9781032935980
- ISBN 10 : 1032935987
Table of Contents
Part 1: Understanding Masking and Neurodiversity
1. Neurodiversity-Affirming Fundamentals of Autism
2. High-Masking Autism: When Signal is Mistaken for Noise
3. “Female Presentations” of Autism and Intersectionality
4. How Autism Can Go Unnoticed
5. Might You Be an Autistic Clinician?
6. Debunking Myths and Stereotypes about Autism
Part 2: From Theory to Alliance
7. Rebuilding the Therapeutic Frame for Autistic Minds
8. Exploring a New Autistic Identity: Grief and Integration
9. A World of Difference: A Practical Guide to Social and Sensory Experiences
Part 3: Clinical Adaptation for Neurodivergent Well-being
10. Alexithymia and Emotional Health for Autistic Adults
11. Autistic Burnout
12. Trauma and Autism
13. Anxiety and Autism
14. Substance Misuse and Autism
15. Sexual and Emotional Intimacy and Autism
16. Co-occurring Conditions in Autism
17. Advice for Collaborative Adult Autism Assessments
Conclusion: Self-Knowledge, Purpose, and Coming Home