Chasing the Intact Mind: How the Severely Autistic and Intellectually Disabled Were Excluded from the Debates That Affect Them Most - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197683842ISBN-10:197683843UPC:9780197683842Book Category:Psychology, Family & Relationships, MedicalBook Subcategory:Psychopathology, Autism Spectrum Disorders, HistoryBook Topic:Autism Spectrum DisordersSize:9.53 x 6.45 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SCRKK2PXVG
Chasing the Intact Mind: How the Severely Autistic and Intellectually Disabled Were Excluded from the Debates That Affect Them Most
A comprehensive introduction to the concept of the "intact mind" and how it affects disability policy and practice. The concept of the intact mind, first described in a 2006 memoir, refers to the idea that inside every autistic child is an intelligent, typical child waiting to be liberated by the right diet, the right treatment intervention, the right combination of supports and accommodations....
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197683842ISBN-10:197683843UPC:9780197683842Book Category:Psychology, Family & Relationships, MedicalBook Subcategory:Psychopathology, Autism Spectrum Disorders, HistoryBook Topic:Autism Spectrum DisordersSize:9.53 x 6.45 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SCRKK2PXVG
Amy S. F. Lutz, PhD, is a historian of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She has written about severe autism for many platforms, including The Atlantic, Slate, Spectrum, and Psychology Today, as well as in two previous books: We Walk: Life with Severe Autism (2020) and Each Day I Like It Better: Autism, ECT, and the Treatment of Our Most Impaired Children (2014). She is Vice President...
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