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Author: Majia Holmer Nadesan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113435584X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
Autism is now considered to be one of the most common developmental disorders today, yet 100 years ago the term did not exist. This book examines the historical and social events that enabled autism to be identified as a distinct disorder in the early twentieth century. The author, herself the mother of an autistic child, argues that although there is without doubt a biogenetic component to the condition, it is the social factors involved in its identification, interpretation and remediation that determine what it means to be autistic. Constructing Autism explores the social practices and institutions that reflect and shape the way we think about autism and what effects this has on autistic people and their families. Unravelling what appears to be the ‘truth’ about autism, this informative book steps behind the history of its emergence as a modern disorder to see how it has become a crisis of twenty-first century child development.
Author: Majia Holmer Nadesan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 113435584X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
Autism is now considered to be one of the most common developmental disorders today, yet 100 years ago the term did not exist. This book examines the historical and social events that enabled autism to be identified as a distinct disorder in the early twentieth century. The author, herself the mother of an autistic child, argues that although there is without doubt a biogenetic component to the condition, it is the social factors involved in its identification, interpretation and remediation that determine what it means to be autistic. Constructing Autism explores the social practices and institutions that reflect and shape the way we think about autism and what effects this has on autistic people and their families. Unravelling what appears to be the ‘truth’ about autism, this informative book steps behind the history of its emergence as a modern disorder to see how it has become a crisis of twenty-first century child development.
Author: Kinga Morsanyi Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351060899 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 304
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Thinking and Reasoning in Autism provides fresh insights into the cognitive processes that underlie some of the typical characteristics of autism. Autism has long been considered an enigma, and no single theory so far has been able to explain, or even fully describe, the key characteristics of the autistic mind. From the interdisciplinary perspective of new research in cognitive psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience, this book explores thinking, reasoning and decision making in autism. The new cognitive approaches challenge some of the existing assumptions of the nature of thought in autism, including presumed areas of impairments. Instead, this book focuses on the nuanced array of cognitive signatures that characterize the autistic mind, and in many cases it reveals the possibility of intact performance alongside instances of remarkably enhanced thinking. The book considers the implications of these characteristics, providing in-depth analyses of specific areas of cognitive functioning, and their everyday manifestations. Featuring contributions from world-leading researchers from the fields of cognitive science and autism research, this volume will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers, as well as those working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Author: Olga Bogdashina Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 0857002392 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 402
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In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and quantum mechanics, she looks at how the nature of the senses inform an individual's view of the world, and how language both reflects and constructs that view. Examining the 'whys' and 'hows' of the senses, and the role of language, Olga Bogdashina challenges common perceptions of what it means to be 'normal' and 'abnormal'. In doing so she shows that autism can help to illuminate our understanding of what it means to be human, and of how we develop faculties that shape our cognition, language, and behaviour. In the final chapter, she explores phenomena often associated with the paranormal - including premonitions, telepathy and déjà vu - and shows that these can largely be explained in natural terms. This book will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including students and researchers, clinical practitioners, individuals on the autism spectrum and their families, teachers, speech and occupational therapists, and other professionals.
Author: Melissa Burkhardt Publisher: ISBN: 9780988470712 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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This book is a wealth of information on autism. It is a children's book that lists resources and provides information about autism for adults. Reading this book helps both children and adults to build empathy and understanding. This book is unique in that it is actually two books in one. Turn the book around for the second cover and story. The first story is told from the perspective of a child with autism and the second story is told from the perspective of a typical girl about her relationship with her friend with autism
Author: Roy Richard Grinker Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 0786721928 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 352
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When anthropologist Richard Grinker's daughter was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 1 in every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed, and the media was declaring autism an epidemic. Unstrange Minds documents Grinker's quest across the globe to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. Grinker shows that the identification and treatment of autism depends on culture just as much as on science. Filled with moving stories and informed by the latest science, Unstrange Minds is a powerful testament to a father's quest for the truth.
Author: Undurti N. Das Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 0128184671 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 554
Book Description
Autism 360 uses a hybrid and transdisciplinary methodology to identify mechanisms on how autism is prevented, diagnosed, treated and managed within personal and social constructs around the world. Adopting a lifespan approach, the book discusses lifestyle challenges and emphasizes issues relating to neurodiversity, individuality, best practices, and support of both people on the spectrum and their families. This book will help change population and individual attitudes and behaviors regarding autism. Its ultimate goal is to empower readers to become both agents of change and an integral part of the solution. Covers topics from the prevention and treatment of autism and how to live with it Adopts an integrated methods approach Features field experiences Provides valuable syntheses of scattered material Compares cross-cultural learnings Discusses the education and employment of those with autism
Author: Jessica Nina Lester Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 9402421343 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 208
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Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism—one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts – the US and the UK – and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.
Author: Stuart Murray Publisher: Liverpool University Press ISBN: 1846310911 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 257
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From concerns about an ‘autism epidemic’ to the MMR vaccine crisis, autism is a source of peculiar fascination in the contemporary media. Author Stuart Murray, himself the parent of an autistic child, contends that for all the coverage, autism rarely emerges from the various images we produce of it as a comprehensible way of being in the world—instead occupying a succession of narrative spaces as a source of fascination and wonder. A refreshing analysis and evaluation of autism within contemporary society and culture, Representing Autism establishes the autistic presence as a way by which we might more fully articulate our understanding of those with the condition, and what it means to be a human. “This is an outstanding volume of empathetic scholarship. . . . Representing Autism is a truly significant piece of cultural criticism about one of the defining conditions of our time.”—Mark Osteen, Loyola College
Author: Mark Osteen Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135911495 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
This volume, the first scholarly book on autism and the humanities, brings scholars from several different disciplines together with adults on the autism spectrum to investigate the diverse ways that autism has been represented in novels, poems, autobiographies, films and clinical discourses, and to explore the connections and demarcations between autistic and "normal" creative expression.
Author: Puja Trivedi Parikh Publisher: Rockridge Press ISBN: 9781648766954 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 96
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Help kids with ASD thrive with interactive activities for building confidence and skills Games and exercises are fun ways for kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to learn and grow. This standout among autism books for kids features 50 activities to help children regulate their emotions, communicate, and improve focus. Colorful and uplifting, this book empowers kids to build lifelong skills while celebrating their unique strengths and talents. Go beyond other autism books for kids with exercises that: Make every day easier--These puzzles, quizzes, and coloring pages help kids understand autism and improve the skills they'll use in school and at home. Help develop skills and good habits--Activities like The Monkey Maze can help direct a child's attention from repetitive behaviors. And try Clay Play to help nonverbal children express themselves. Include tips for adults--Each exercise includes a tip for grown-ups that explains how it works and how they can encourage kids to try it out. Kids will have a blast while developing abilities that help them succeed with this entry into autism books for kids.
Author: Majia Holmer Nadesan
Author: Majia Holmer Nadesan
Author: Kinga Morsanyi
Author: Olga Bogdashina
Author: Melissa Burkhardt
Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Author: Undurti N. Das
Author: Jessica Nina Lester
Author: Stuart Murray
Author: Mark Osteen
Author: Puja Trivedi Parikh