Matthew Tinsley, Sarah Hendrickx

Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol

Drinking to Cope?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book exposes the unexplored problem of people with ASDs using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with everyday life. The authors provide an overview of ASDs and of alcohol abuse, and explore current knowledge. Tinsley explores his own personal history as someone with an ASD who has experienced and beaten alcohol addiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9781843106098
• ISBN-10: 1843106094
• Artikelnr.: 23396670

Autorenporträt

Matthew Tinsley and Sarah Hendrickx

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Temple Grandin. Introduction. 1. Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol
Why Should There Be a Link? 2. Childhood and Adolescence
Where Does it Start? 3. The Adult Social World
Friendships, Relationships and Other People. 4. Employment
Drinking and the Workplace. 5.Beginning of the End
A Failing Strategy. 6. Drying Out
Support and Rehabilitation. 7. Life Beyond the Booze
Recovering Autistic Alcoholic. Conclusion. References. Resources. Appendix
Thoughts from Friends and Family.