Autism and the edges of the known world [[electronic resource] ] : sensitivities, language and constructed reality / / Olga Bogdashina ; foreword by Theo Peeters
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Bogdashina Olga
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Autism and the edges of the known world [[electronic resource] ] : sensitivities, language and constructed reality / / Olga Bogdashina ; foreword by Theo Peeters
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.85882 |
| Soggetto topico: | Autism |
| Interpersonal communication | |
| Senses and sensation | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Sensory Realities; 2. Filtering Model; 3. Side-Notes: A Few Questions to Ask; 4. Gestalt Perception; 5. Sensory Perceptual Development; 6. Hidden Agenda of Language; 7. Non-Verbal Communication; 8. Sensory Hypersensitivities; 9. Side-Notes: Before We Go Further; 10. Extrasensory Realities in Autism (WithPossible Explanations); AFTERWORD; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Bogdashina explores 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Autism and the edges of the known world |
| ISBN: | 1-283-90700-3 |
| 0-85700-239-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818212003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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