Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Solution Focused ApproachesA Self-Determined Future with Asperger Syndrome presents an empowering, practical approach to helping people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) to succeed at college, at work, at home and in life.  The authors highlight how treating AS as a `problem' is unproductive, and advocate a solution focused approach which...

Diagnosis, Disclosure and Self-ConfidenceComing Out Asperger explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a diagnosis of a "e;hidden disability,"e; and how this impinges on self-esteem. The contributors include some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of Asperger...

Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation and PeaceTheatre of Witness is a model of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalized, forgotten or unheard in society, creating a safe forum for audiences to bear witness to real-life accounts of suffering and transformation. This book chronicles the author's 26...

A guide for friends, family and professionalsMeet Katie - a teenager with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Katie invites readers to learn about OCD from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, how her obsessions and compulsions affect her daily life, and how people around her can help. With illustrations throughout, this will be...