Autism and spirituality : psyche, self, and spirit in people on the autism spectrum /

Spirituality plays a vital role in the lives of many people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Drawing on interdisciplinary research as well as first-hand experiences of people with ASD, Olga Bogdashina shows how people with ASD experience their inner worlds and sense of self, and how this shapes...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bogdashina, Olʹga
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
Subjects:
People with mental disabilities > Religious life.
Autism spectrum disorders > Religious aspects.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle > Vie religieuse.
Troubles du spectre de l'autisme > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict.
Autism spectrum disorders > Religious aspects
People with mental disabilities > Religious life
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Autism and Spirituality; Forewordby Christine Trevett; Forewordby Larry Culliford; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 What's in a Word?; 2 Defining Autism; 3 Defining Spirituality; 4 Sensitivities in Autism; 5 Different Realities: Constructed Worlds Created through the Filters; 6 What Is Self? Or, What/Who Am 'I'?; 7 'Autistic Personality'; 8 Spiritual Experiences; 9 Sense of Right and Wrong; 10 Spiritual Development; Endword (and Beyond); Afterword; References; Subject Index; Author Index.

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