
Constructing Autism
Autism is now considered to be one of the most common developmental disorders today, yet 100 years ago the term did not exist. This book examines the historical and social events that enabled autism to be identified as a distinct disorder in the early twentieth century.
The author, herself the mother of an autistic child, argues that although there is without doubt a biogenetic component to the co...
Autism is now considered to be one of the most common developmental disorders today, yet 100 years ago the term did not exist. This book examines the historical and social events that enabled autism to be identified as a distinct disorder in the early twentieth century.
The author, herself the mother of an autistic child, argues that although there is without doubt a biogenetic component to the co...