If Your Adolescent Has Autism

Name: If Your Adolescent Has Autism
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ISBN: 9780197513132

An Essential Resource for Parents

Emily J. Willingham (Writer, Writer)

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Oxford University Press Inc
28 April 2026

Coping with illness; Teenagers: advice for parents

Series: Adolescent Mental Health Initiative

The authoritative guide to understanding and helping an autistic teenager.

While adolescence can be a tough time for parents and their teens, autistic teenagers may face specific challenges and need targeted support from the adults in their lives. The road ahead can be difficult for parents and caregivers, too, especially because the teenage years can involve surprising changes in their child and in society's expectations of them.

This concise, readable book offers the latest in evidence-based information about what happens when autism and adolescence intersect. The book covers the teen years, addressing middle school and high school, along with the transition period from high school into adulthood and, where relevant, college and employment. Among other topics, the book addresses autism and co-occurring medical and mental health conditions, social connections, puberty and hygiene, and sexuality.

If Your Adolescent Has Autism will give parents and caregivers of autistic preadolescents and adolescents what they need: information and guidance presented with compassion and understanding, with an emphasis on both the strengths and the disability related to autism and their unique manifestations during this transitional period of life.

By: Emily J. Willingham (Writer Writer)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780197513132
ISBN 10: 0197513131
Series: Adolescent Mental Health Initiative
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 28 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: New Challenges in the Teenage Years Chapter 1: Autism and Adolescence: An Overview Chapter 2: The Secondary School Years Chapter 3: Autism and Co-occurring Medical Conditions Chapter 4: Autism and Co-occurring Mental Health and Behavioral Conditions Chapter 5: Autism, Adolescence, and Social Connections Chapter 6: Puberty and Hygiene Chapter 7: Autism, Adolescence, and Sexuality Chapter 8: Transition from High School Resources Glossary Bibliography

Emily J. Willingham is a developmental biologist and journalist who earned a PhD in biology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular developmental genetics, both after taking a bachelor's degree in English literature. She has authored several books, and her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Aeon, Undark, San Francisco Chronicle, and many other outlets. She has been a regular contributor to Scientific American.