A History of Autism (PDF)
Conversations with the Pioneers
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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* Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents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
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* Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents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
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „A History of Autism (PDF)“
Acknowledgments ix Foreword by Dame Stephanie Shirley xv Introduction 1 1 The Two Great Pioneers 9 2 The 1950s: The Seeds of Understanding 37 3 Blaming the Parents 54 4 The 1960s: The Parents Fight Back 76 5 The Two Teaching Pioneers 117 6 The 1970s: Major Steps Forward 139 7 Definition, Diagnosis, and Assessment: The History of the Tool 165 8 The 1980s and 1990s: Theories and Concepts 203 9 Autism in the Developing Nations 233 10 Where the Future Lies 265 Notes 298 Bibliography 339 Index 367
Autoren-Porträt von Adam Feinstein
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, Wales's 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 Council's 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.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Adam Feinstein
- 2010, 1. Auflage, 400 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1444325477
- ISBN-13: 9781444325478
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2010
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