Autism in a Decentered World : Routledge Advances in Disability Studies - Alice Wexler

eTEXT

Autism in a Decentered World

By: Alice Wexler

eText | 29 January 2016 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

eText


$87.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $22.00 with

 or 

Instant online reading in your Booktopia eTextbook Library *

Read online on
Desktop
Tablet
Mobile

Not downloadable to your eReader or an app

Why choose an eTextbook?

Instant Access *

Purchase and read your book immediately

Read Aloud

Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you

Study Tools

Built-in study tools like highlights and more

* eTextbooks are not downloadable to your eReader or an app and can be accessed via web browsers only. You must be connected to the internet and have no technical issues with your device or browser that could prevent the eTextbook from operating.

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.

Read online on
Desktop
Tablet
Mobile

More in Educational Psychology

The Words We Live By - Brian Burrell

eBOOK

Paideia Proposal - Mortimer J. Adler

eBOOK

Ecstasy : Understanding the Psychology of Joy - Robert A. Johnson

eBOOK

Sleep : The Owner's Manual - Pierce Howard

eBOOK

Aging : The Owner's Manual - Pierce Howard

eBOOK

Love : The Owner's Manual - Pierce Howard

eBOOK