Title The passionate mind : how people with autism learn / Wendy Lawson ; foreword by Rita Jordan ; illustrated by Lisa Simone

Published London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011

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Description 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Contents What is autism? -- The autism spectrum (AS) : where we are to date -- Consideration of cognitive theories of autism spectrum -- Cognitive theory : theory of mind (ToM) -- Cognitive theory : executive functioning (EF) and autism spectrum -- Cognitive theory : weak central coherence (WCC) and autism spectrum -- Cognitive theory : enhanced perceptual functioning and autism (EPF) -- The cognitive theory of single attention and associated cognition in autism (SAACA) -- Relavency of SAACA Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Autism. Cognitive styles. Autistic Disorder. Attention. Cognition. Learning. LC no. 2010010040 ISBN 9781849051217 (alk. paper) 1849051216 (alk. paper)

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