By Ljiljana Vuletic
Move Boy: views on Asperger Syndrome explores what it really is wish to be a youngster with Asperger Syndrome, via interviews with Teodor, a 'psychologically strange' twelve-year-old. during this distinct case learn, Vuletic and Ferrari mix an autobiographical account with views from different kinfolk and those who be aware of Teodor good, whereas concurrently integrating psychiatric and mental examine on autism.
The authors overview the benefits and pitfalls of alternative interpretations of autism and tackle the vast mental concerns with regards to Asperger Syndrome - intelligence, social talents, reminiscence, the transitional interval from adolescence to early life. The research comprises effects and interpretations of ordinary measures of self-concept, an IQ attempt and a psychiatric examination, contributing to the hitherto under-researched zone of autistic self-knowledge.
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