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A History of Autism
Conversations with the Pioneers
Taschenbuch von Adam Feinstein
Sprache: Englisch

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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* Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents and illustrations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
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* Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents and illustrations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
Über den Autor
Adam Feinstein is the editor of two autism-related websites, AutismConnect ([...] and Awares ([...] 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 ([...] 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Theoretische Psychologie
Genre: Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 400
Inhalt: 398 S.
ISBN-13: 9781405186537
ISBN-10: 1405186534
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Feinstein, Adam
Hersteller: John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 229 x 152 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Adam Feinstein
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2010
Gewicht: 0,577 kg
preigu-id: 101400777
Über den Autor
Adam Feinstein is the editor of two autism-related websites, AutismConnect ([...] and Awares ([...] 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 ([...] 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Theoretische Psychologie
Genre: Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 400
Inhalt: 398 S.
ISBN-13: 9781405186537
ISBN-10: 1405186534
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Feinstein, Adam
Hersteller: John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 229 x 152 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Adam Feinstein
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2010
Gewicht: 0,577 kg
preigu-id: 101400777
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