Autism
Uta Frith(Author)
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 14. September 1989
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-631-15833-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Uta Frith aims to provide a picture of how autistic individuals think and behave. The main research findings on this seriously handicapping developmental disorder are outlined. The answer she proposes, on the basis of a convincing set of experiments, is that autistic individuals lack the ability to draw together information, from what they see and hear, to derive coherent and meaningful ideas. In particular, it is suggested that they lack a "theory of mind". Ordinarily, children and adults are quite adept at using a range of cues to infer what other people are likely to be thinking and feeling; autistic people seem to lack that ability. Autism is a topic of myth and pain, conflict and fantasy. It is a topic of interest to a range of professionals as well as to the families of affected children. This book presents a psychological account of what happens in the autistic mind. The key problem is an inability to integrate pieces of information into coherent wholes, an inability to make sense particularly of the mind's own activities, thoughts, beliefs and feelings.
From this beginning, the language, social and emotional problems all follow as the complex intereactions of human development unfold.
From this beginning, the language, social and emotional problems all follow as the complex intereactions of human development unfold.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 figures, 20 cartoons, half-tones, further reading list, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-631-15833-2 (9780631158332)
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Content
What is autism?; lessons from the wild boy; beyond enchantment; the background facts; the biological roots; the intelligence of autistic children; a fragmented world; the difficulty of talking to others; the loneliness of the autistic child; thinking about minds; literal mind.