Autism : explaining the enigma

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Autism : explaining the enigma

Uta Frith

(Cognitive development)

Basil Blackwell, 1989

  • : pbk

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注記

Bibliography: p. [190]-199

Includes index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780631158332

内容説明

Uta Frith aims to provide a picture of how autistic individuals think and behave. The main research findings on this seriously handicapping developmental disorder are outlined. The answer she proposes, on the basis of a convincing set of experiments, is that autistic individuals lack the ability to draw together information, from what they see and hear, to derive coherent and meaningful ideas. In particular, it is suggested that they lack a "theory of mind". Ordinarily, children and adults are quite adept at using a range of cues to infer what other people are likely to be thinking and feeling; autistic people seem to lack that ability. Autism is a topic of myth and pain, conflict and fantasy. It is a topic of interest to a range of professionals as well as to the families of affected children. This book presents a psychological account of what happens in the autistic mind. The key problem is an inability to integrate pieces of information into coherent wholes, an inability to make sense particularly of the mind's own activities, thoughts, beliefs and feelings. From this beginning, the language, social and emotional problems all follow as the complex intereactions of human development unfold.

目次

  • What is autism?
  • lessons from the wild boy
  • beyond enchantment
  • the background facts
  • the biological roots
  • the intelligence of autistic children
  • a fragmented world
  • the difficulty of talking to others
  • the loneliness of the autistic child
  • thinking about minds
  • literal mind.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780631168249

内容説明

Although a number of theories have been put forward to explain the origin and nature of autism, most of them are associated with particular treatments. This book represents the first satisfactory account of what happens to the autistic mind. The key problem, according to Uta Frith is an inability to integrate pieces of information into coherent wholes, an ability to make sense particularly of the mind's own activities, thoughts, beliefs and feelings. From this beginning, the language, social and emotional problems all follow as the complex interactions of human development unfold. Some puzzles remain, but the reader will leave this book with the feeling that he or she is no longer floundering.

目次

Acknowledgements. 1. What is Autism? 2. Lessons from the Wild Boy. 3. Beyond Enchantment. 4. The Background Facts. 5. The Biological Roots. 6. The Intelligence of Autistic Children. 7. A Fragmented World. 8. The Difficulty of Talking to Others. 9. The Loneliness of the Autistic Child. 10. Thinking about Minds. 11. A Literal Mind. Suggestions fro Further Reading. Notes. Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA07371514
  • ISBN
    • 0631158332
    • 0631168249
  • LCCN
    88028021
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford, U.K. ; Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.
  • ページ数/冊数
    x, 204 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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