Autism and Being Monotropic

What Medical and Other Practitioners Need to Know

AvWenn B. Lawson

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien SpringerBriefs in Modern Perspectives on Disability Research

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Beskrivning

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the experiences and challenges faced by autistics who have not been understood or accommodated due to their monotropic cognitive style.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-31
Mått:155 x 235 x 9 mm
Vikt:248 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in Modern Perspectives on Disability Research
Antal sidor:141
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9789819625635

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Dr Wenn Lawson was born in England in 1952. He emigrated along with his family to Australia in 1984 and now lives fulltime in Australia. Dr. Wenn is an autistic lecturer, British psychologist, researcher, advocate, writer and poet who has passionately shared professional and personal knowledge of autism over the past 3 decades. He has written/contributed to over 30 books and many papers. Wenn is an Adjunct, A/Prof. and Senior researcher with Curtin University in Western Australia. He is a member of the autism Co-operative Research Centre (ACRC) Qld., the Autism in Adulthood Editorial Board, the Advisory Board for the US Autism Association and is on the Board of Directors for the Autism Research Institute (ARI), US. Wenn is a family man with neuro-divergent offspring and grandchildren. He is a theorist on the monotropism account of autism. Wenn has a passion for science fiction books, Science Fiction films and television, as well as for birds and animals.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Monotropism Theory.- Chapter 2. Autism from the Autistic Perspective.- Chapter 3. Monotropism and Cognitive Flow on Effects.- Chapter 4. External Senses & Relationship to Monotropism.- Chapter 5. Interoception and Relationship to Monotropism.- Chapter 6. Looking at Monotropism as a Strength Based Cognitive Theory.- Chapter 7. Gender Identity and Monotropism.- Chapter 8. LGBTQIA and Monotropism.- Chapter 9. Autism and Cousins: A Life Well Lived.