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Autism and the Edges of the Known World : Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality.

In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and quantum mechanics, she looks at how the nature of the senses inform an individual...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bogdashina, Olga
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
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  • Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Sensory Realities; 2. Filtering Model; 3. Side-Notes: A Few Questions to Ask; 4. Gestalt Perception; 5. Sensory Perceptual Development; 6. Hidden Agenda of Language; 7. Non-Verbal Communication; 8. Sensory Hypersensitivities; 9. Side-Notes: Before We Go Further; 10. Extrasensory Realities in Autism (With Possible Explanations); AFTERWORD; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX.