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Concepts of Normality : The Autistic and Typical Spectrum
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- For those with autism, understanding `normal'can be a difficult task. For those without autism, the perception of `normal'can lead to unrealistic expectations of self and others. This book explores how individuals and society understand `normal', in order to help demystify and make accessible a full range of human experience.Wendy Lawson outlines the theory behind the current thinking and beliefs of Western society that have led to the building of a culture that fails to be inclusive. She describes what a wider concept of `normal'means and how to access it, whether it's in social interaction, friendships, feelings, thoughts and desires or various other aspects of `normality'. Practical advice is offered on a range of situations, including how to find your role within the family, how to integrate `difference'into everyday society, and how to converse and connect with others.Accessible and relevant to people both on and off the autism spectrum, this book offers a fresh look at what it means to be `normal'.
- Subjects :
- Conformity
Individuality
Autism--Social aspects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBNs :
- 9781843106043 and 9781846428296
- Database :
- eBook Index
- Journal :
- Concepts of Normality : The Autistic and Typical Spectrum
- Publication Type :
- eBook
- Accession number :
- 236356