Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else | by Donna Henderson | 1st Edition | Paperback

Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else

A lot of autistic people – especially girls, women, adults and anyone who has learned to mask – don't look the way the textbooks say they should, and they go unrecognised for years. Is This Autism? was written to change that. Dr. Donna Henderson, Dr. Sarah Wayland and Jamell White walk through every DSM-5-TR criterion and show what it actually looks like from the inside, not just from the outside.

What makes the book so useful is the shift in focus: from observable behaviour to internal experience. Sensory differences, camouflaging, co-occurring conditions and emotional regulation are all covered in language that clinicians and families can share.

What's Inside

• Explains how autism presents differently in girls, women, high-masking adults and people of color
• Walks through each DSM-5-TR autism criterion with real-life examples
• Covers co-occurring conditions, sensory differences and emotional regulation
• Written in accessible language for clinicians, educators, parents and autistic adults
• Companion volume: Is This Autism? A Companion Guide for Diagnosing

Who It's For

Therapists, psychologists, pediatricians, school counselors and educators will find it changes how they see clients. Parents and late-identified adults often say it's the first book that described them accurately. Pair it with the Companion Guide for Diagnosing if you conduct assessments.

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