Autism

by Murray, Stuart

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Title Statements

Full title :Autism / Stuart Murray.

Summary

"Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose is to present a rounded portrayal of the ways in which autism is currently represented in the world, It focuses on three broad areas: the facts of scientific research, including new ideas surrounding research into genetics and neuroscience, as well as the details of diagnosis and therapy; the history of the condition as it developed through psychiatric approaches to the rise of parent associations, neurodiversity and autism advocacy; and the fictional and media narratives through which it is increasingly expressed in the contemporary moment. Accessible and written in clear English, Autism is designed for student audiences in English, Disability Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Sociology, and Medicine and Health, as well as medical practitioners and the general reader. Autism is a condition surrounded by misunderstanding and often defined by contestation and argument. The purpose of this book is to bring clarity to the subject of autism across the full range of its manifestations"--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xv, 116 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781136652196, 1136652191, 9780203805992, 0203805992, 1283434881, 9781283434881, 9781136652189, 1136652183
oclc:ocn773565341
LC Classification:RC553.A88
Dewey Decimal:362.19685882

What we know ... or don't -- The body, the brain, and the person: biology, neurology, and self -- The detail of diagnosis -- Intervention and treatment: metaphors, objects, and subjects -- The gender question and the nature of being -- Conclusion: after the fact -- Autism before modern medicine -- The development of child psychiatry: Kanner and Asperger -- Psychoanalysis, Bruno Bettelheim, parents, and blame -- Organizations and association -- The rise of neurodiversity: demands, advocacy, and legislation -- Cultural representations: outsider and insider accounts -- Conclusion: history in the making -- A lack of consensus -- Causing autism -- Autism and the idea of the cure -- Conclusion: autism and the human, again.