{"product_id":"a-life-lived-well-as-a-non-binary-and-autistic-mental-health-advocate-finding-a-place-of-hope-paperback","title":"A Life Lived Well as a Non-binary and Autistic Mental Health Advocate: Finding a Place of Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYenn Purkis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDamian Mellifont\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Smith-Merry\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat might it look like for an Autistic, non-binary person who lives with mental illness to live well and with hope?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, author and advocate Yenn Purkis reflects on their experiences of life as an Autistic non-binary person who has a diagnosis of atypical schizophrenia. Exploring the intersecting areas of mental health and illness, neurodivergence and neurodiversity, and gender non-conformity, the narrative follows Yenn through experiences of incarceration, psychosis, employment, therapy both helpful and not, medication, diagnosis, stigma and anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlluminating reading for students of disability studies, Autism studies, queer studies, and related social sciences, this book will also bring important perspective to those in practice and in training: doctors, psychiatrists, policy makers, teachers, and social workers. Yenn will describe a life well-lived, with and alongside Autism and mental illness, that will provide a vital perspective to anyone studying or working people who share these social identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52515536961843,"sku":"9781915271273","price":47.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SVdHSnE5MGpzSGtqQzY1MnZ3eWZmQT09.webp?v=1760407261","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-life-lived-well-as-a-non-binary-and-autistic-mental-health-advocate-finding-a-place-of-hope-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}