Setting out advice, research and personal reflections to inform professionals' daily practice and overall understanding of the lives and experiences of autistic transgender and non-binary people, this edited volume is an invaluable resource for anyone who seeks to engage more with autistic transgender, non-binary or gender-variant people. Aiming to contextualise the overlap of autism and gender variance, this book features chapters by leading authorities such as Wenn Lawson, Damian Milton, Isabelle Hénault, Reubs Walsh, Lydia X. Z. Brown, and Shain Neumeier as well as other contributors from around the world. The collection is structured in three sections; the first provides interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches on autism and gender as well as the experiences of transgender and non-binary autistic people; the second features professionals discussing their work, the challenges they face and the solutions they find helpful; and the final section presents thoughts and perspectives from trans and non-binary autistic people on various aspects of their experiences, focusing on information that professionals will need to consider and discuss with the people they support. Combining rich and nuanced accounts of the lives of autistic trans people, practical guidance and information as well as the latest academic research about autistic transgender and non-binary individuals, this unique collection is essential reading for any professional wanting to develop their daily practice.

Kourti, Marianthi; Milton, Damian; Neumeier, Shain M.; Walshe, Reubs; Jackson-Perry, David; Taylor, Kielsgard; Brown, Lydia; Henault, Isabelle; Lawson, Dr Wenn; Griffin, Ella; Hillary-Zisk, Alyssa; Minchin, Jo; Orchard, Lexi; Pountney, Olivia

Marianthi Kourti; EBSCOhost; Ebook Central

Kingsley Publishers, Jessica

Singing Dragon

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

PT, 2021

1, 2021

"Setting out advice, research and personal reflections to inform professionals' daily practice and overall understanding of the lives and experiences of autistic transgender and non-binary people, this edited volume is an invaluable resource for anyone who seeks to engage more with autistic transgender, non-binary or gender-variant people. Aiming to contextualise the overlap of autism and gender variance, this book features chapters by leading authorities such as Wenn Lawson, Damian Milton, Isabelle Hénault, Reubs Walsh, Lydia X. Z. Brown, and Shain Neumeier as well as other contributors from around the world. The collection is structured in three sections; the first provides interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches on autism and gender as well as the experiences of transgender and non-binary autistic people; the second features professionals discussing their work, the challenges they face and the solutions they find helpful; and the final section presents thoughts and perspectives from trans and non-binary autistic people on various aspects of their experiences, focusing on information that professionals will need to consider and discuss with the people they support. Combining rich and nuanced accounts of the lives of autistic trans people, practical guidance and information as well as the latest academic research about autistic transgender and non-binary individuals, this unique collection is essential reading for any professional wanting to develop their daily practice"-- Provided by publisher

Here comes trouble : autism and gender performance / Damian Milton -- Beyond 'for your own good' : youth liberation, disability justice, and the importance of autonomy in the lives of autistic transgender children / Shain M. Neumeier -- Autistic cognition and gender identity : real struggles and imaginary deficits / Reubs Walshe and David Jackson-Perry -- Trans, autistic, and BIPOC : living at the intersections of autism, race, and gender diversity / Kielsgard Taylor and Lydia Brown -- Autistic transgender and non-binary individuals : implications for practice at gender identity clinics / Isabelle Hénault -- Reflections on the spectra of autism and gender identity : considerations for professionals supporting autistic transgender and non-binary people / Wenn Lawson -- Developing a good relationship with an autistic transgender or non-binary person as a professional / Marianthi Kourti and Ella Griffin -- Autism, gender variance and alexithymia : overlap, implications and recommendations for practice / Alyssa Hillary-Zisk and Jo Minchin -- The resonant self : masking, scripting and precognition in autistic transgender and non-binary people / Lexi Orchard -- Doing gender in my own terms : my life as an autistic transgender woman / Olivia Pountney -- The experience of gender dysphoria in older autistic adults / Wenn Lawson

2023-09-08