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Autism and Asperger Syndrome
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 258

Autism and Asperger Syndrome

In this volume several of the major experts in the field discuss the diagnostic criteria of Asperger syndrome.

Autism: A Very Short Introduction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 145

Autism: A Very Short Introduction

"What is autism and Asperger syndrome? What are the core symptoms, and what causes them? How early can autism be recognised and what can be done? Why does autism seem to be more and more common? Are we all a little bit autistic?" "This Very Short Introduction offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. Looking at symptoms from the full spectrum of autistic disorders, and evaluating current evidence from neuroscience and genetics, this authoritative and accessible book explores the source and nature of social impairment and exceptional talent. Autism: A Very Short Introduction gives a glimpse of life seen through the eyes of autism."--BOOK JACKET.

Autism and Talent
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 244

Autism and Talent

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-03-18
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

"Originating from a theme issue first published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences."

Two Heads
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 352

Two Heads

A lively, accessible, graphic novel that takes us on a highly entertaining and fascinating tour through the wonders and mysteries of the human brain--from a renowned husband-and-wife team of cognitive neuroscientists. Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. Here, in Two Heads, their distinguished careers serve as a prism through which they share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition including diversity, prejudice, confidence, colla...

Autism in History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 220

Autism in History

This engaging story of an eighteenth century Scottish laird whose brief arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental capacity - which seen through modern eyes can be identified as autism. It is a story of villainy and innocence, and provides a fascinating historical context to which the latest theories on autism are applied.

Making up the Mind
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 257

Making up the Mind

Written by one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world. Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brain Demonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and physical comes to us through models created by our brain Shows how the brain makes communication of ideas from one mind to another possible

Autism: Mind and Brain
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

Autism: Mind and Brain

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder that allows a unique window on the relationship between mind and brain. Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviors and restricted interests. The consensus of this disorder for everyday life adaptation are extremely variable. Studies indicate that the number of diagnosed cases of Autism, or autistic spectrum disorder, is increasing with around 0.6% of the population affected. Though infantile autism was first described almost 60 years ago and autism has been the subject of intense research activities even since, the origin of the condition is still not understood.

The Learning Brain
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

The Learning Brain

In this groundbreaking book, two leading authorities in the field review what we really know about how and when the brain learns, and consider the implications of this knowledge for educational policy and practice. pioneering book in emerging field from two leading authorities; reviews in an accessible style what we know about how and when the brain learns; draws out the implications of this knowledge for educational policy and practice; covers studies on learning during the whole of development, including adulthood; looks at what we can learn from brain research about children with learning difficulties, and how this can inform remedial education.

Discovering the Social Mind
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 298

Discovering the Social Mind

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts themselves present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions. Christopher D. Frith has an international reputation as an eminent scholar and pioneer in the fields of schizophrenia, consciousness, and social cognition. A specially written introduction gives an overview of his career and contextualises the selection in relation to changes in the field during this time. This collection reflects the various directions of Frith’s work, which has become increasingly philosophically orient...

Autism: A Very Short Introduction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 144

Autism: A Very Short Introduction

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-10-23
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little understood. It has captured the public imagination through films and novels portraying individuals with baffling combinations of disability and extraordinary talent, and yet the reality is more often that it places a heavy burden on sufferers and their families. This Very Short Introduction offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. Explaining the vast array of different conditions that hid...