Tag: Psychology

• ‘Unmasking Autism’- Price, Devon

  A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society’s narrow understanding of neurodiversity“A remarkable work that will stand at the forefront of the neurodiversity movement.”—Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP, author of Uniquely A Different Way of Seeing Autism…

  The Disability Archives

  6th Dec 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Genre, Guidebook, LGBTQ+, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, P, Psychology, Self-Help, Transgender

  Adult, Autism, Gender Identity, LGBTQ+, Masking, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, Transgender

• ‘Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness’- Jacqueline, Ilana

  “An important antidote to the dogmatic ‘kale and vitamins’ tone of most ‘self-help’ literature.” —Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, senior writer, New York magazine Popular blogger Ilana Jacqueline offers smart and savvy advice, humor, and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness. Do you live with a chronic, debilitating, yet invisible condition? You may feel isolated,…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Disability, Genre, Guidebook, J, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help

  Chronic Illness, Guidebook, Invisible Illness, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

• ‘Decarcerating Disability’- Liat Ben-Moshe

  Title: Decarcerating Disability Subtitle: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition Author: Liat Ben-Moshe Other Contributors: N/A Subject: Decarceration, Abolition, Deinstitutionalization, Racial Desegregation, Politics, Sociology, Pyschology Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Published: 2020 ISBN/DOI/EISBN: 978-1-5179-0443-2 [ID: A book cover. The background is cream, with several green circles on the left side. In the centre, the circles appear to…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, B, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Psychology, Sociology

  Disability Politics, Disability Studies, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Psychology, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Confessions of a Sociopath’- Thomas, M. E.

  The first memoir of its kind, Confessions of a Sociopath is an engrossing, highly captivating narrative of the author’s life as a diagnosed sociopath. She is a charismatic charmer, an ambitious self-promoter, and a cunning and calculating liar. She can induce you to invest in her financial schemes, vote for her causes, and even join…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Memoir, Mental Health, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Personality Disorders, Psychology, T

  Anti-Social Personality Disorder, Memoir, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Personality Disorder, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Collected Schizophrenias’- Wang, Esme Weijun

  An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core. Schizophrenia is not a single unifying diagnosis, and Esme Weijun Wang writes not just to her fellow members of the “collected schizophrenias” but to…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, Memoir, Mental Health, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Schizophrenia, W

  Academic, Anthology, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, Memoir, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Schizophrenia, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Catatonia, Shutdown and Breakdown in Autism’- Shah, Dr Amitta

  This ground-breaking book provides the first detailed clinical analysis of the various manifestations of catatonia, shutdown and breakdown in autistic individuals, with a new assessment framework (ACE-S) and guidance on intervention and management strategies using a psycho-ecological approach. Based on Dr Amitta Shah’s lifetime of clinical experience in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and her research in…

  The Disability Archives

  14th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Psychology, S

  Academic, Autism, Autism Inertia, Catatonia, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Capacity Contract’- Simplican, Stacy Clifford

  In the first sustained examination of disability through the lens of political theory, The Capacity Contract shows how the exclusion of disabled people has shaped democratic politics. Stacy Clifford Simplican demonstrates how disability buttresses systems of domination based on race, sex, and gender. She exposes how democratic theory and politics have long blocked from political…

  The Disability Archives

  13th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, S

  Academic, Disability Politics, Disability Studies, Intellectual Disability, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations’- Greenberg, Elinor, Ph.D.

  Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations demystifies the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. It offers clear and practical advice on how to differentiate and treat clients who have made Borderline, Narcissistic, or Schizoid adaptations. Elinor Greenberg begins with an overview of the topic of personality disorders, reframes these disorders as adaptations, and then explains the…

  The Disability Archives

  11th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, G, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, NPD | Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Psychology, Self-Help

  Academic, Disability Accommodation, Non-Fiction, NPD | Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorder, Psychology, Self-Help, Stand Alone, Submitted Book