Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality Contributor(s): Peeters, Theo (Foreword by), Hubert, Kazik (Afterword by), Bogdashina, Olga (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849050422 ISBN-13: 9781849050425 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders - Psychology | Reference |
Dewey: 616.858 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 224 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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 our understanding of what it means to be human, and of how we develop faculties that shape our cognition, language, and behaviour. In the final chapter, she explores phenomena often associated with the paranormal - including premonitions, telepathy and déjà vu - and shows that these can largely be explained in natural terms. This book will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including students and researchers, clinical practitioners, individuals on the autism spectrum and their families, teachers, speech and occupational therapists, and other professionals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bogdashina, Olga: - Olga Bogdashina, MA, PhD, is Co-founder, Programme Leader and Lecturer at the UK branch of the International Autism Institute and Associate Consultant (Autism) to the European Institute of Child Education and Psychology (ICEP Europe). She has worked extensively in the field of autism as a teacher, lecturer and researcher, with a particular interest in sensory-perceptual and communication problems. Since 1994, she has been Director of the first day centre for children with autism in Ukraine and President of the Autism Society of Ukraine. Olga has an adult son with autism and lives in West Yorkshire, UK. |