1. Autistic and Transgender. 2. Recognizing an Autistic Transgender Person. 3. The Inside Experience of Being Trans and Autistic. 4. Working with Trauma and Minority Stress. 5. Working with Connection, Attachment and Relationships. 6. Working with Families. 7. Health Care Issues. 8. Navigating the Cisgender Neurotypical World. 9. Crisis Interventions and Preparing for Crises. 10. Looking Forward.
A guide for professionals working with trans youth and adults who are on the autism spectrum
Finn V. Gratton is a somatic psychotherapist specialising in trauma and transgender and autistic/neurodivergent issues. Finn also identifies as non-binary and autistic.
This concise, appropriate, necessary book offers explanations,
answers and research for understanding gender differences journeyed
by autistic, neurodiverse individuals. I cannot stress enough the
importance of this book!
*Dr. Wenn Lawson (PhD), CPsych, BPSs, AFBPSs, MAPs*
For those new to the field and those who already know so much, you
will all discover so much more to learn in Finn Gratton's brilliant
and comprehensive book taking us on a journey alongside trans
autistic people, in their everyday lives and in the offices of the
professionals there to help them. Gratton reminds us throughout
Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults that as we learn,
it is the trans autistic people who will be our teachers in both
their neuro- and gender diversity.
*Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health, Child and
Adolescent Gender Center, University of California San Francisco
Author of The Gender Creative Child and Gender Born, Gender
Made*
Gratton opens readers' eyes and hearts to the experiences and
realities of neuroqueer individuals. Brimming with practical
resources and strategies, a true gem and essential reading for
families and professionals willing to take action to make the world
a more welcoming place for trans autistic youth and adults.
*Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Ph.D., Department of Family Science and
Social Work, Miami University*
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