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Olga Bogdashina - Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality - 9781849050425 - V9781849050425
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Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality

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Description for Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality Paperback. 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 and constructs that view. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJNA; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 194 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.

In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new 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 and constructs that view.

Examining the 'whys' and 'hows' of the senses, and the role of language, Olga Bogdashina challenges common perceptions of what it means to be 'normal' and 'abnormal'. In doing so she shows that autism can help to illuminate our understanding of what it ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
312g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849050425
SKU
V9781849050425
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Olga Bogdashina
Professor Olga Bogdashina, MA, PhD, DEd, CO-founder of and Programme Leader (Autism courses) at the International Autism Institute, KSPU and co-founder of the International Consortium of Autism Institutes. She has worked extensively in the field of autism as a teacher, lecturer and researcher, with a particular interest in sensory-perceptual, cognitive and communication problems. She is a Visiting Professor in ... Read more

Reviews for Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language and Constructed Reality
Olga Bogdashina beautifully presents the case for autism being, essentially, a difference in the way we process sensory information... it is refreshing to read a book where an academic freely speaks her mind, and this is a valuable book to have towards the ongoing explanation of what autism is and how to see the world through our eyes.
Asperger ... Read more

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