Understanding autism [ parents, doctors, and the history of a disorder

Tracks developments in autism theory and practice over the years. This title shows how an understanding of autism has been constituted and stabilized through vital efforts of schools, gene banks, professional associations, government committees, parent networks, and treatment conferences

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silverman, Chloe (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press , c2012
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505 0 |a 1. Research programs, "autistic disturbances," and human difference -- 2. Love is not enough : Bruno Bettelheim, infantile autism, and psychoanalytic childhoods -- 3. Expert amateurs : raising and treating children with autism -- 4. Brains, pedigrees, and promises : lessons from the politics of autism genetics -- 5. Desperate and rational : parents and professionals in autism research -- 6. Pandora's box : immunizations, parental obligations, and toxic facts 
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