Autism and the edges of the known world sensitivities, language and constructed reality

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 an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bogdashina, Olga (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2010.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798195606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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