The metamorphosis of autism, a history of child development in Britain, Bonnie Evans
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The metamorphosis of autism, a history of child development in Britain, Bonnie Evans
Language
eng
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illustrations
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The metamorphosis of autism
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Bonnie Evans
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Open Access e-Books
Sub title
a history of child development in Britain
Summary
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. <i>The metamorphosis of autism</i> is the first book to explain our current fascination with autism by linking it to a longer history of childhood development. Drawing from a staggering array of primary sources, Bonnie Evans traces autism back to its origins in the early twentieth century and explains why the idea of autism has always been controversial and why it experienced a 'metamorphosis' in the 1960s and 1970s. Evans takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the ill-managed wards of 'mental deficiency' hospitals, to high-powered debates in the houses of parliament, and beyond. The book will appeal to a wide market of scholars and others interested in autism.--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Introduction: Perceiving, describing and modelling child development --Part I: The first autism: the observation and description of child development before 1959 --1. The first autism --2. The first autism controversies --Part II: How autism became autism --4. The transformation of social life and the transformation of autism in the 1960s --5. How do you measure a social impairment? --6. Epidemiology, epidemics and autism as a global health crisis --Conclusion --Index
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