Autism in a Decentered World

Autism in a Decentered World
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781317594338
ISBN-13 : 1317594339
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Book Synopsis Autism in a Decentered World by : Alice Wexler

Download or read book Autism in a Decentered World written by Alice Wexler and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autistic people are empirically and scientifically generalized as living in a fragmented, alternate reality, without a coherent continuous self. In Part I, this book presents recent neuropsychological research and its implications for existing theories of autism, selfhood, and identity, challenging common assumptions about the formation and structure of the autistic self and autism’s relationship to neurotypicality. Through several case studies in Part II, the book explores the ways in which artists diagnosed with autism have constructed their identities through participation within art communities and cultures, and how the concept of self as ‘story’ can be utilized to better understand the neurological differences between autism and typical cognition. This book will be of particular interest to researchers and scholars within the fields of Disability Studies, Art Education, and Art Therapy.


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