Physical Description:print ix, 249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:2nd ed.
Publisher:Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2003.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is autism? -- The enchantment of autism -- Lessons from history -- Is there an autism epidemic? -- Mind-reading and mind-blindness -- Autism aloneness -- The difficulty of talking to others -- Intelligence and special talent -- A fragmented world -- Sensations and repetitions -- Seeing the brain through a scanner.
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