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Towards an ethics of autism : a philosophical exploration
What does it mean to say that someone is autistic? Towards an Ethics of Autism is an exploration of this question and many more. In this thoughtful, wide-ranging book, Kristien Hens examines a number of perspectives on autism, including psychiatric, biological, and philosophical, to consider different ways of thinking about autism, as well as its meanings to those who experience it, those who …
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- 9781800642324
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- ix, 206 p.
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- 616.85882 HEN t
Brain development and the attention spectrum
Early-onset and enduring developmental deficits in attention, especially if combined with increased hyperactivity, and impulsivity, may result in constant impairments in multiple domains of personal life. The full spectrum of symptoms is characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity, which is maladaptive and inconsistent with a comparable level of develop…
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- 9782889194827
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- 98p.: ill.
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- 618.928589 BRA b
The rise of autism : risk and resistance in the age of diagnosis
This innovative book addresses the question of why increasing numbers of people are being diagnosed with autism since the 1990s. Providing an engaging account of competing and widely debated explanations, it investigates how these have led to differing interpretations of the same data. Crucially, the author argues that the increased use of autism diagnosis is due to medicalisation across the li…
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- 9780429285912
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- X, 191 p.
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- 616.85882 RUS r
Protecting the rights of people with autism in the fields of education and em…
European Law; Human Rights; International and Comparative Education; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Law and Psychology
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- 9783319137919
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- IX, 197 p.
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- 346.40138 DEL p
The metamorphosis of autism
"What is autism and where has it come from? Increased diagnostic rates, the rise of the 'neurodiversity' movement, and growing autism journalism, have recently fuelled autism's fame and controversy. The metamorphosis of autism is the first book to explain our fascination with autism by linking it to a longer history of childhood development. Drawing from a staggering array of primary sources, B…
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- 9780719095924
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- 512 p.; 22 cm.
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- Social Histories of Medicine
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- 616.8982 EVA m
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