Transfer boy: perspectives on Asperger syndrome
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Beteilige Person: Vuletic, Ljiljana (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Jessica Kingsley 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-197) and index
Cover; Transfer Boy: Perspectives on Asperger Syndrome; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE TO READER; 1 A Transfer Boy; 2 A Good and Loving Child: The Family Perspective; 3 A Good and Well-Behaved Student: The School Perspective; 4 An Autistic or Asperger: Syndrome Child The Scientific Perspective; 5 A Transfer Boy: The First-Person Perspective; 6 Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?; 7 Epilogue: Transfer Boy No More; APPENDIX A: METHOD OF THIS STUDY; APPENDIX B: DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR AUTISTIC DISORDER; APPENDIX C: DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ASPERGER'S DISORDER; NOTES; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX.
Transfer Boy: Perspectives on Asperger Syndrome explores what it is like to be an adolescent with Asperger Syndrome, through interviews with Teodor, a 'psychologically unusual' thirteen-year-old. In this detailed case study, Vuletic and Ferrari combine an autobiographical account with perspectives from other family members and people who know Teodor well, while simultaneously integrating psychiatric and psychological research on autism. The authors evaluate the merits and pitfalls of different interpretations of autism and address the broad psychological issues related to Asperger Syndrome - i
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (208 pages)
ISBN:1843102137
184642092X
9781843102137
9781846420924