自閉症の歴史 A History of Autism : Conversations with the Pioneers

Feinstein, Adam

Blackwell Pub（2010/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 352 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781405186544
• DDC分類 362.19685882

基本説明

Features interviews with many of the leading world professionals in the field, including Professor Christopher Gillberg, Dr Lorna Wing, Dr Margaret Bauman.

Full Description

This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.

Features in-depth discussions with leading professionals and pioneers to provide an unprecedented insight into the historical changes in the perception of autism and approaches to it
Presents carefully chosen case studies and the latest findings in the field
Includes evidence from many previously unpublished documents and illustrations
Interviews with parents of autistic children acknowledge the important contribution they have made to a more profound understanding of this enigmatic condition

Contents

Acknowledgments ix Foreword by Dame Stephanie Shirley xv

Introduction 1

1 The Two Great Pioneers 9

2 The 1950s: The Seeds of Understanding 37

3 Blaming the Parents 54

4 The 1960s: The Parents Fight Back 76

5 The Two Teaching Pioneers 117

6 The 1970s: Major Steps Forward 139

7 Definition, Diagnosis, and Assessment: The History of the Tool 165

8 The 1980s and 1990s: Theories and Concepts 203

9 Autism in the Developing Nations 233

10 Where the Future Lies 265

Notes 298

Bibliography 339

Index 367