A Mind Apart
Title | A Mind Apart PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Szatmari |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2011-07-19 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1609189353 |
Why would a child refuse to talk about anything but wasp wings-or the color of subway train doors? What does it mean when a nine-year-old asks questions about death hundreds of times a day? And how can parents build a close relationship with a little girl who hates to be touched? In this compassionate book, leading autism authority Dr. Peter Szatmari shows that children with autism spectrum disorders act the way they do because they think in vastly different ways than other people. Dr. Szatmari shares the compelling stories of children he has treated who hear everyday conversation like a foreign language or experience hugs like the clamp of a vise. Understanding this unusual inner world-and appreciating the unique strengths that thinking differently can bestow-will help parents relate to their children more meaningfully, and make the "outer world" a less scary place.
A Mind Apart
Title | A Mind Apart PDF eBook |
Author | Susanne Antonetta |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2007-09-06 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781585425181 |
This beautifully written exploration of "the unusual abilities of those who are differently wired" (Psychology Today) received a Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for outstanding literary contribution to the world of mental health. In this fascinating literary memoir, Susanne Antonetta draws on her personal experience as a manic-depressive, as well as interviews with people with multiple personality disorder, autism, and other neurological conditions, to form an intimate meditation on mental "disease." She traces the many capabilities-the visual consciousness of an autistic, for example, or the metaphoric consciousness of a manic-depressive-that underlie these and other mental "disabilities." A stunning portrait of how the world shapes itself in minds that are profoundly different from the norm, A Mind Apart urges readers to look beyond the concept of cures to the gifts inherent in many neuroatypical conditions. Employing a wide-ranging approach to her subject, Antonetta provides a rare glimpse into the wildly varying landscapes of human thought, perception, and emotion.
A Mind Apart
Title | A Mind Apart PDF eBook |
Author | Mark S. Bauer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 433 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0195336402 |
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A Mind Apart
Title | A Mind Apart PDF eBook |
Author | Susanne Antonetta |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2007-09-06 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 110121595X |
This beautifully written exploration of "the unusual abilities of those who are differently wired" (Psychology Today) received a Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for outstanding literary contribution to the world of mental health. In this fascinating literary memoir, Susanne Antonetta draws on her personal experience as a manic-depressive, as well as interviews with people with multiple personality disorder, autism, and other neurological conditions, to form an intimate meditation on mental "disease." She traces the many capabilities-the visual consciousness of an autistic, for example, or the metaphoric consciousness of a manic-depressive-that underlie these and other mental "disabilities." A stunning portrait of how the world shapes itself in minds that are profoundly different from the norm, A Mind Apart urges readers to look beyond the concept of cures to the gifts inherent in many neuroatypical conditions. Employing a wide-ranging approach to her subject, Antonetta provides a rare glimpse into the wildly varying landscapes of human thought, perception, and emotion.
Mind and Body. The Theories of Their Relation
Title | Mind and Body. The Theories of Their Relation PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander BAIN (Professor of Logic in the University of Aberdeen.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 1873 |
Genre | |
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Herald of Health
Title | Herald of Health PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1124 |
Release | 1876 |
Genre | |
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The Hygiene of Mind
Title | The Hygiene of Mind PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Smith Clouston |
Publisher | |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Drug abuse |
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