Autism: From Theoretical Understanding to Educational Intervention (Exc Business And Economy

by Theo Peeters

Autism is a condition which renders the sufferer incapable of understanding meaning 'beyond the information given'. The autistic person has a purely literal relationship with reality and has difficulty in developing imagination. Theo Peeters regards autistic people as 'hyperrealist' in a world of 'surrealism' that we call 'normal'. Paradoxically, it is lack of imagination that makes dealing with an absence of imagination so difficult. This book not only provides a theoretical understanding of the condition to help carers to adapt to the autistic person's way of thinking, but also offers practical intervention strategies for education and treatment.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder

198 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this to gain some more knowledge on autism, because I will be working with some people with autism at my internship. I liked the way the information in the book was presented. It was very easy to understand and everything was described in a clear manner. I also liked the quotes from people who have autism, which helped gain more insight into what it actually is and how people with autism view the world.
However, I did not like that the DSM criteria in the book (at least, in my version of it, I don't know if there's been an updated version or not) were very outdated. The author used criteria from the DSM-III-R and we're currenly already using the DSM-IV-TR. Luckily all of the other information wasn't outdated. If it was, I wouldn't have bothered finishing this book, because it would have been useless to me then.

[Benedek Dr. Bálint · Rating 4 out of 5]

An older book that summarizes the theory of autism and the applied educational interventional approaches towards it. A must-read for newbies in the field.

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