American Normal (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
224
Utgivningsdatum
2002-10-01
Upplaga
2002 ed.
Förlag
Copernicus Books
Medarbetare
Osborne, L.
Illustrationer
XVI, 224 p.
Dimensioner
241 x 163 x 24 mm
Vikt
527 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
1 Hardback
ISBN
9780387953076

American Normal

The Hidden World of Asperger Syndrome

av Lawrence Osborne
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2002-10-01
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Asperger's Syndrome, often characterized as a form of "high-functioning autism," is a poorly defined and little-understood neurological disorder. The people who suffer from the condition are usually highly intelligent, and as often as not capable of extraordinary feats of memory, calculation, and musicianship. In this wide-ranging report on Asperger's, Lawrence Osborne introduces us to those who suffer from the syndrome and to those who care for them as patients and as family. And, more importantly, he speculates on how, with our need to medicate and categorize every conceivable mental state, we are perhaps adding to their isolation, their sense of alienation from the "normal." -This is a book about the condition, and the culture surrounding Asperger's Syndrome as opposed to a guide about how to care for your child with Aspergers. -Examines American culture and the positive and negative perspectives on the condition. Some parents hope their child will be the next Glenn Gould or Bill Gates, others worry that their child is abnormal and overreact.
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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 Aspergers Syndrome. Recommended for readers at all levels." (K. M. Dillon, Choice Middletown, February, 2003) "In the US, Aspergers Syndrome - a psychiatric disorder has become a rallying point for a diverse and often incompatible range of interests. While the UK isnt showing any signs of jumping on the Aspergers bandwagon books and articles on the subject makes it hard to ignore. Osbornes better than most because it takes the opposite tack, making the similarities between Aspergers sufferers and unaffected people bigger than the differences. This is an accessible book thats enjoyable and informative ." (Emma Thomas, Focus, November, 2003)

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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.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1 Asperger's and I; 2 Little Professors; 3 Glenn Gould, the Last Puritan; 4 Rain Men; 5 Diagnosing Jefferson; 6 Autobiographies; 7 The Poetics of Medicine; Further Reading; Index.

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