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Matthew Tinsley - Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol: Drinking to Cope? - 9781843106098 - V9781843106098
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Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol: Drinking to Cope?

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Description for Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol: Drinking to Cope? Paperback. This book exposes the unexplored problem of people with ASDs using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with everyday life. The authors provide an overview of ASDs and of alcohol abuse, and explore current knowledge. Tinsley explores his own personal history as someone with an ASD who has experienced and beaten alcohol addiction. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MJNA; VFJD; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.

Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol exposes the unexplored problem of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) using alcohol as a coping mechanism to deal with everyday life. Alcohol can relieve the anxiety of social situations and make those with ASDs feel as though they can fit in. Ultimately, however, reliance on alcohol can lead the user down a path of self-destruction and exacerbate existing problems.

Utilising their professional and personal experience, the authors provide an overview of ASDs and of alcohol abuse, and explore current knowledge about where the two overlap. Tinsley explores his own personal history as someone with ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
223g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843106098
SKU
V9781843106098
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Matthew Tinsley
Matthew Tinsley has a degree in Modern Languages and spent his entire professional life working in the sphere of specialist bookshops. After many years struggling with alcoholism and two failed marriages, he overcame his addiction. Matthew believes this is largely due to his self-awareness of his autistic condition, together with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. He is currently living in Brighton, where ... Read more

Reviews for Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol: Drinking to Cope?
A concise, direct, soul-bearingly honest book part-written by a recovering alcoholic who only discovered that he had Asperger's syndrome once his recovery had begun...I found this a deeply moving book, partly because of the harrowing depiction of someone suffering in the tertiary stage of alcohol abuse byt, I think, mostly because of the unconditional love shown to him by his ... Read more

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