The metamorphosis of autism : A history of child development in Britain / / Bonnie Evans
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| Autore: |
Evans Bonnie
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| Titolo: |
The metamorphosis of autism : A history of child development in Britain / / Bonnie Evans
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , [2017] |
| ©2017 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource : 3 black & white illustrations, 7 tables |
| Disciplina: | 616.85/88200941 |
| Soggetto topico: | Autism - Great Britain - History |
| MEDICAL / History | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | EvansBonnie |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Introduction -- 1 The first autism -- 2 The first autism controversies -- 3 Inside the Maudsley Child Psychotic Clinic in the 1950s -- Part II How autism became autism -- 4 The transformation of social life and the transformation of autism in the 1960s -- 5 How do you measure a social impairment? -- 6 Epidemiology, epidemics and autism as a global health crisis -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations for Archives and Government Acts -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What is autism and where has it come from? Increased diagnostic rates, the rise of the 'neurodiversity' movement, and growing autism journalism, have recently fuelled autism's fame and controversy. The metamorphosis of autism is the first book to explain our current fascination with autism by linking it to a longer history of childhood development. Drawing from a staggering array of primary sources, Bonnie Evans traces autism back to its origins in the early twentieth century and explains why the idea of autism has always been controversial and why it experienced a 'metamorphosis' in the 1960s and 1970s. Evans takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the ill-managed wards of 'mental deficiency' hospitals, to high-powered debates in the houses of parliament, and beyond. The book will appeal to a wide market of scholars and others interested in autism. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The metamorphosis of autism |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910765829303321 |
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