A History of Autism: Conversations with the Pioneers

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John Wiley & Sons, Oct 11, 2010 - Psychology - 400 pages
This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.
  • Features in-depth discussions with leading professionals and pioneers to provide an unprecedented insight into the historical changes in the perception of autism and approaches to it
  • Presents carefully chosen case studies and the latest findings in the field
  • Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents and illustrations
  • Interviews with parents of autistic children acknowledge the important contribution they have made to a more profound understanding of this enigmatic condition
 

Selected pages

Contents

The History of the Tool
165
Theories and Concepts
203
Autism in the Developing Nations
233
Where the Future Lies
265
Notes
298
Bibliography
339
Index
367
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About the author (2010)

Adam Feinstein is the editor of two autism-related websites, AutismConnect (www.autismconnect.org.uk) and Awares (www.awares.org), both run by Autism Cymru, Waless national charity for autism. He also runs the acclaimed annual Awares international online autism conference. He writes extensively on autism for a range of publications, including The Guardian, broadcasts for the BBC, and gives talks at conferences around the world. He is the founder and editor of Looking Up, the monthly international autism newsletter (www.lookingupautism.org), and has contributed to the UK Medical Research Councils Autism Review. His much praised biography of the Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda: A Passion for Life, was published in 2004. He has a son with autism.

Bibliographic information

TitleA History of Autism: Conversations with the Pioneers
AuthorAdam Feinstein
Editionillustrated
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2010
ISBN1405186542, 9781405186544
Length400 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Psychology / General
Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent
  
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