Description |
viii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"The authors argue that the recent rise in autism should be understood as an 'aftershock' of the real earthquake, which was the deinstitutionalization of mental retardation in the mid-1970s. This entailed a radical transformation not only of the institutional matrix for dealing with developmental disorders of childhood, but also of the cultural lens through which we view them. It opened up a space for viewing and treating childhood disorders as neither mental illness nor mental retardation, neither curable nor incurable, but somewhere in-between"--From publisher description. |
Subject |
Autism in children.
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Autism in children. |
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Autism in children -- Diagnosis.
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Autism in children -- Diagnosis. |
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Autism in children -- Treatment.
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Autism in children -- Treatment. |
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Autistic children -- Care.
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Autistic children -- Care. |
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Autistic children -- Services for.
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Autistic children -- Services for. |
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Autistic children. |
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Autistic children -- Care -- History.
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History. |
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Autistic children -- Services for -- History.
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Added Author |
Eyal, Gil.
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ISBN |
9780745644004 paperback |
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9780745643991 hardback |
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074564399X hardback |
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0745644007 paperback |
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