Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Professional Pathways for Autistic Adults
Chapter 1: Autistic Doctors
Chapter 2: Autistic Therapists
Chapter 3: Autistic Musicians
Chapter 4: Autistic Teachers
Chapter 5: Other Professional Arenas Where Autistics May Be Found
Part II: Challenges in the Lives of Autistic Adults
Chapter 6: Autism and Eating Disorders
Chapter 7: Autism and Gender Diversity
Chapter 8: Klinefelter Syndrome and Autism
Chapter 9: Autistics in the Sex Industry
Chapter 10: Autism and Dissociative Disorders—DID, Derealization, Depersonalization
Chapter 11: Autistics Who Seem to Be “Stuck”
Part III: Broader Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 12: Common Misdiagnoses and Key Differences Compared to Autism
Chapter 13: The Disrupted Integration between Primary and Secondary Processes in Autistic Thinking
Chapter 14: A Proposed Matrix for the Categorization of Autistic People
Endnote: Ways to Assist Autistic Adults
References
Index
About the Author