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Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivities, Language, and Co

nstructed Reality
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In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and quantum mechanics, she looks at how the nature of the senses inform an individual's view of the world, and how language both reflects and constructs that view.Examining the 'whys' and 'hows' of the senses, and the role of language, Olga Bogdashina challenges common perceptions of what it means to be 'normal' and 'abnormal'. In doing so she shows that autism can help to illuminate our understanding of what it means to be human, and of how we develop faculties that shape our cognition, language, and behaviour. In the final chapter, she explores phenomena often associated with the paranormal - including premonitions, telepathy and déjà vu - and shows that these can largely be explained in natural terms.This book will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including students and researchers, clinical practitioners, individuals on the autism spectrum and their families, teachers, speech and occupational therapists, and other professionals.
Acknowledgements. Introduction.; 1. Sensory Realities.; 2. Filtering Model; 3. Side-Notes: A Few Questions to Ask.; 4. Gesalt Perception.; 5. Sensory Perceptual Development.; 6. Hidden Agenda of Language.; 7. Non-Verbal Communication.; 8. Sensory Hypersensitivities.; 9. Other 'Extrasensory Phenomena' that are Reported in Autism.; 10. Necessary Side-Notes and Disclaimers. End Notes. References. Index.
Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivites, Language and the Constructed Reality blends science and the experiences of people with autism in a fine survey considering traditional ideas of sensory perception and how they pertain to the autism experience. Linguistics, philosophy, science and health alike blend in a wider survey of how the sense and language interact differently in the autistic individual - and how autism can help foster new concepts of what it means to be human.
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