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Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Laura James knew she was different. She struggled to cope in a world that often made no sense to her, as though her brain had its own operating system. It wasn't until she reached her forties that she found out why: Suddenly and surprisingly, she was diagnosed with autism. With a touching and searing honesty, Laura challenges everything we think we know about what it means to be autistic. Married with four children and a successful journalist, Laura...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The author argues that the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders threatens to destroy what is considered normal and that grief, sorrow, stress, disappointment, and other feelings are part of life, not a psychiatric disease.
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The DSM-5-TR, is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers. It features a new disorder-- prolonged grief disorder-- as well as codes for suicidal behavior available to all clinicians of any discipline without the requirement of any other diagnosis. With contributions from over 200 subject matter experts, this updated volume boasts the most current text...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Alison Piepmeier scholar of feminism and disability studies, and mother of Maybelle, an eight-year-old girl with Down syndrome died of cancer in August 2016, she left behind an important unfinished manuscript about motherhood, prenatal testing, and disability. In Unexpected, George Estreich and Rachel Adams pick up where she left off, honoring the important research of their friend and colleague, as well as adding new perspectives to her work....
Author
Publisher
Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An empowering, soul-baring personal account and guide from a two-time cancer survivor and healthcare disrupter that shows anyone how to deal with a frightening medical diagnosis in America today, providing the knowledge necessary to take ownership of personal wellbeing and maximize the chances for survival. More than twenty-five years ago, Kathryn Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age thirty-seven and given three years to live. With...
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