Diagnostic issues -- Psychology of high-functioning autism/Asperger's syndrome -- Ludwig Wittgenstein, psychobiography -- Influence of Wittgenstein's personality on his philosophy -- Sir Keith Joseph -- Eamon De Valera -- William Butler Yeats -- Lewis Carroll -- Ramanujan
Summary
This is quite simply the best book I have read on autism in history. Fitzgerald is clearly an experienced clinician and his deep understanding of the spectrum of autism conditions comes across in his writings. - Simon Baron-Cohen, Cambridge
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index
