Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone /

Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone / / Douglas Biklen.

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Autism has been defined by experts as a developmental disorder affecting social and communication skills as well as verbal and nonverbal communication. It is said to occur in as many as 2 to 6 in 1,000 individuals. This book challenges the prevailing, tragic narrative of impairment that so often cha...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Biklen, Douglas,
MitwirkendeR:
Attfield, Richard,
Biklen, Douglas,
Bissonnette, Larry,
Blackman, Lucy,
Burke, Jamie,
Frugone, Alberto,
Mukhopadhyay, Tito Rajarshi,
Rubin, Sue,
TeilnehmendeR:
Attfield, Richard.
Bissonnette, Larry.
Blackman, Lucy.
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Qualitative Studies in Psychology ; 3
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Framing Autism
  • 2. I. An Introduction to Sue Rubin
  • II. A Conversation with Leo Kanner
  • 3. I. An Introduction to Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay
  • II. Questions and Answers
  • 4. I. An Introduction to Lucy Blackman
  • II. Reflections On Language
  • 5. I. An Introduction to Larry Bissonnette
  • II. Letters Ordered through Typing Produce the Story of an Artist Stranded on the Island of Autism
  • 6. I. An Introduction to Alberto Frugone
  • II. Salient Moments in the Life of Alberto, as a Child, a Youth, a Young Man
  • 7. I. Introduction to Richard Attfield
  • II. The Colour of Rich
  • 8. I. The World as I’d Like It to Be
  • II. The Myth of the Person Alone
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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