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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1. Verfasser: Bogdashina, Olʹga
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung: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's view of the world, and how language both reflects and constructs that view. Examining the 'whys' and 'hows' of the senses, and the role of language, Olga Bogdashina challenges common perceptions of what it means to be 'normal' and 'abnormal'. In doing so she shows that autism can help to illuminate o.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780857002396
0857002392
1283907003
9781283907002