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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815675203321

Autore

Kellman Julia <1943->

Titolo

Autism, art, and children : the stories we draw / / Julia Kellman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2001

ISBN

9780585393362

0-313-00496-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 136 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

618.92/89820651

Soggetti

Art therapy for children

Autism in children - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-131) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Explanation -- Artists, Autism, and a Tale of Structure -- Art's Eye, Art's Mind -- Jamie: Architect and Systems Planner -- Drawing with Peter: Narrative and Art -- Making Real: Katie and Mark -- Current Research: Directions and Suggestions -- The Queen of Makeup and the Clock Machine -- References -- Endpaper -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title explores the work of young artists with autism and describes how they create narrative meaning through visual means, which challenges traditional thinking on their images and suggests the importance of art for other children as well.