Autism /

"Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose is to present a rounded portrayal of the ways in which autism is currently represented in the world, It focuses on three broad areas: th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murray, Stuart
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Colección:Routledge series integrating science and culture.
Temas:
Autism.
Autistic Disorder
Autisme.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
Autism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What we know ... or don't
  • The body, the brain, and the person: biology, neurology, and self
  • The detail of diagnosis
  • Intervention and treatment: metaphors, objects, and subjects
  • The gender question and the nature of being
  • Conclusion: after the fact
  • Autism before modern medicine
  • The development of child psychiatry: Kanner and Asperger
  • Psychoanalysis, Bruno Bettelheim, parents, and blame
  • Organizations and association
  • The rise of neurodiversity: demands, advocacy, and legislation
  • Cultural representations: outsider and insider accounts
  • Conclusion: history in the making
  • A lack of consensus
  • Causing autism
  • Autism and the idea of the cure
  • Conclusion: autism and the human, again.

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