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American Normal
Lawrence Osborne
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Description for American Normal
Hardback. Whether it is called 'geek syndrome', 'high-functioning autism', or simply 'Asperger's', it is not just one of the most poorly understood of all neurological disorders, but amazingly one of the fastest-growing of all psychiatric diagnoses in America. This title shows us what life with Asperger's is really like. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JMP; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Asperger's has never been clearly defined, bordering autism on one side and high intelligence and verbal eccentricity on the other. The disease is a kind of cultural lightning rod. First, it's a condition onto which we project the very real and well-founded fears of social isolation inherent in mental illness. But also attached to it is a kind of admiration and envy and (among those who suffer from Asperger's) a kind of elitism, a sense of being one of the elect, in a world mainly peopled by neurotypicals.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780387953076
SKU
V9780387953076
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About Lawrence Osborne
Lawrence Osborne has written widely about medical issues for The New York Times Magazine and Slate, and is the author of the travelogue Paris Dreambook and The Poisoned Embrace, a history of attitudes toward sex.
Reviews for American Normal
From the reviews: "Osborne uses his considerable journalistic talents to interview a number of well-known … and some not-so-well-known people diagnosed with an enigmatic disorder known as Asperger’s Syndrome. … Recommended for readers at all levels." (K. M. Dillon, Choice Middletown, February, 2003) "In the US, Asperger’s Syndrome - a psychiatric disorder … ... Read more