Autism and the Edges of the Known World Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality

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...

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Main Authors Peeters, Theo, Hubert, Kazik, Bogdashina, Olga
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011
Jessica Kingsley
Edition1
Subjects
Autism
Interpersonal communication
PSYCHOLOGY
Senses and sensation
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- 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 (With Possible Explanations) -- AFTERWORD -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX