Gates, Gordon S., <br/><br/>
Trauma, stigma and autism :  developing resilience and loosening the grip of shame / 
Gordon Gates. 
 - 224 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-218) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Part A: Stigma, Autism, and Invalidation; 1. Trauma and Autisticy; 2. Research and the Otherness of ASHFA; Part B: Diagnosis, Diversity, and Autisticy; 3. Autism, Otherness, and Invisibility; 4. Intersecting Traumas of Difference; Part C: The Impact of Stigma and Trauma Recovery; 5. Stigma Resilience; 6. Stigma Cloaking; 7. Stigma, Autism, and Professional Helpers; 8. Trauma, Anxiety, Self-Care, and Recovery; 9. AFTER Care: Strategies for Moving Forward 10. Self-Recovery and Emotional Reimagining; Part D: Critical Autism; 11. Sociophenomenal Diversity, Intuition, and the Politics of Interaction; 12. Autism, Authentic Expression, and Support; References; Subject Index; Author Index. 
<br/><br/> This book explores how stigma can cause trauma, providing guidance on how marginalised people can develop resilience to manage and heal from traumatic stigma. Gordon Gates draws on his experience as a crisis counsellor, philosophical research, and his lived experience of stigma, trauma and autism.   
<br/><br/> CAS  Bachelor of Science in Psychology 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781785922039 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018028556 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shame.<br/>Stigma (Social psychology)<br/>Autism--Psychological aspects.<br/>Psychic trauma.<br/>Resilience (Personality trait)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF575.S45  / G37 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>155.916 G22 2019