Author |
Falk, Dean,
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Subject |
Schofield, Eve Penelope, 1991- -- Health.
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Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Biography.
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Asperger's syndrome -- Research.
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Asperger Syndrome.
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Alt Name |
Schofield, Eve Penelope, 1991-
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Description |
1 online resource |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Note |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One. Before Asperberger Syndrome; Chapter Two. Sensory Experiences; Chapter Three. Social NaÃ̄veté and Advanced Cognition; Chapter Four. Sex and Gender in Asperger Syndrome; Chapter Five. Geeks, Genes, and the Evolution of Asperger Syndrome; Chapter Six. Autism Rising; Chapter Seven. Aspergerâ#x80;#x99;s Garden; Notes; Glossary; References; Index. |
Summary |
In this unusual book an evolutionary anthropologist and her coauthor/granddaughter, who has Asperger syndrome, examine the emergence and spread of Asperger syndrome and other forms of high-functioning autism. |
ISBN |
9780826356932 (electronic bk.) |
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0826356931 (electronic bk.) |
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9780826356925 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0826356923 |
OCLC # |
1005199888 |
Additional Format |
Print version: Falk, Dean. Geeks, genes, and the evolution of Asperger syndrome. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018 9780826356925 (DLC) 2017026650. |
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