Abstract
List of illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Asperger and his syndrome 2. 'Autistic psychopathy' in childhood 3. The relationship between Asperger's syndrome and Kanner's autism 4. Clinical and neurobiological aspects of Asperger syndrome in six family studies 5. Asperger syndrome in adulthood 6. Living with Asperger's syndrome 7. The autobiographical writings of three Asperger syndrome adults: problems of interpretation and implications for theory Name index Subject index.
Keywords
Asperger syndromeAutismPsychologyPsychopathyMind-blindnessDevelopmental psychologyPervasive developmental disorderDevelopmental disorderPsychiatryClinical psychologyTheory of mindPsychoanalysisPersonalityCognition
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Uta Frith,
Mary Mira
(1992).
Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Focus on Autistic Behavior
, 7
(3)
, 13-15.
https://doi.org/10.1177/108835769200700302
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- 10.1177/108835769200700302