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Geeks, genes, and the evolution of Asperger syndrome / Dean Falk and Eve Penelope Schofield.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (xv, 243 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826356932
  • 0826356931
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Geeks, genes, and the evolution of Asperger syndrome.DDC classification:
  • 616.85/8832 23
LOC classification:
  • RC553.A88 F35 2018
NLM classification:
  • WS 350.8.P4
Online resources:
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 NaÃv̄eté 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half Title; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One. Before Asperberger Syndrome; Chapter Two. Sensory Experiences; Chapter Three. Social NaÃv̄eté 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.

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.

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