Education and Girls on the Autism Spectrum: Developing an Integrated Approach

A multi-disciplinary collection about understanding and addressing the key issues in education for girls with autism. The book offers recommendations for a collaborative and integrated approach within a variety of settings that enable girls on the spectrum to reach their full potential.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 21 August 2019
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Addressing the gender gap in the understanding of autism, this multi-perspective book explores the educational needs of girls on the autism spectrum from early years to secondary school, in both mainstream and special settings. The collection, comprising insights from autistic women and girls and educational and medical professionals makes recommendations for a collaborative and integrated approach that enables girls on the spectrum to reach their full potential. By establishing close collaborations between girls on the spectrum, their parents, teachers and specialist professionals, the field can move forwards in terms of providing understanding and an appropriate educational framework for success.

Weight: 418g
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785924606