Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence and Identity
Latika Vasil has a doctorate in educational psychology and is a researcher and writer specialising in Asperger Syndrome based in Singapore. Harvey Molloy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Scholars' Programme at the National University of Singapore. Both authors research and write on AS, and do volunteer work with autism and AS organisations.
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How do teenagers with Asperger Syndrome view themselves and their own lives?This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with AS. It includes six life stories, as distinct from clinical case studies, written in collaboration with the teenagers themselves. These present an authentic and fascinating look at the lives of the teenagers and how AS has shaped their growing identities. The stories provide the basis for a discussion of common themes and issues facing teenagers with AS. Asperger Syndrome, Adolescence and Identity also questions the medicalized deficit approach to Asperger Syndrome and discusses the social repercussions of labelling teenagers as having AS.
Introduction71Defining Asperger Syndrome132Lee's story293Rachel's story434Sarah's story575Chee Kiong's story716Luke's story857Simon's story998Themes and issues from the stories113App. AThe narrative approach in research157App. BThe research process161References163Subject index167Author index173
