Research Catalog

Title

Transfer boy : perspectives on Asperger syndrome / Ljiljana Vuletic, Michel Ferrari and Teodor Mihail.

Author

Vuletic, Ljiljana, 1959-

Publication

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

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Additional Authors

• Ferrari, Michel, 1959-
• Mihail, Teodor

Description

208 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Exploring what it is like to be an adolescent with Asperger syndrome through interviews with Teodor, a 'psychologically unusual' twelve-year-old, this book combines an autobiographical account of Asperger syndrome with perspectives from other family members and people who know Teodor well. These personal viewpoints are juxtaposed with perspectives from psychiatric, psychological and neuro/biological research, along with a discussion of the merits and pitfalls of different interpretations of autism. The authors look at the little-studied area of autistic self-knowledge, and challenge the strict scientific claim that it is lacking in autistic children. They also consider broader psychological issues, such as intelligence, social skills, memory, and the transition from childhood to adolescence."--Jacket.

Uniform Title

ebrary.

Alternative Title

Perspectives on Asperger syndrome

Subject

• Mihail, Teodor
• Mihail, Teodor > Mental health
• Asperger Syndrome
• Asperger's syndrome > Case studies

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• Case Reports

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-197) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Acknowledgements -- Note to the reader -- Transfer boy -- Good and loving child: Family perspective -- Good and well-behaved student: School perspective -- Autistic or Asperger Syndrome child: Scientific perspective -- Transfer boy: First-person perspective -- Conclusion: Where do we go from here? -- 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 -- Author index.

ISBN

• 1843102137
• 1843102137

LCCN

^^2004020734

OCLC

• 56490887
• SCSB-12783598

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library