Introducción al Autismo

by Francesca Happé

Este libro pretende ser una introducción al pensamiento actual sobre el autismo . una introducción concisa y fácil de leer a las investigaciones y teorías actuales en el campo del autismo. en la medida de lo posible, la autora intenta dar una visión general, pero también pretende sintetizar y evaluar de manera critica el trabajo que se ha llevado acabo dentro de esta área . Se describe este trastorno a nivel biológico ,como psicológico y de la conducta ,presentando la teoría de la mente como explicación actual del autismo. Asimismo, se describen de modo muy accesible algunas de las pruebas que se emplean en teoría de la mente para evaluar la competencia del niño y se explora la frontera entre retraso mental y autismo. también se aportan algunas sugerencias para su tratamiento.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Psychology

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[The1likenevl · Rating 2 out of 5]

I currently work with autistic students & found elements of this book useful for reference in my line of work.

[sophie ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read!

As this was published in 1994, terms and ideas are outdated e.g. ‘people with autism’ instead of autistic people, ‘normal’ instead of neurotypical, and the question of whether of autism can be ‘cured’ towards the end.

However, I felt there was a lot covered in the 129 pages and it was interesting to me to read about what had been researched and what ideas had been explored by 1994 and to read about them in that time context.

While I was reading I wondered if there would ever be an updated version, and I’m happy to see that one was published in 2019! I will definitely pick it up in the future.

[Ell Washington · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just skim read this today. It’s a good introduction to some theories as it says so worth a read if you’re interested in getting to know the condition better. However it is old and there’s a fair bit of outdated stuff ie about Asperger’s syndrome. As an autistic person myself I appreciated learning about different tests that have been used in the past and comparing my potential responses. It was also beneficial to see these older views because now I can perhaps understand the context my parents generation have for autism and why they were shocked to find out I had it at first.

[Tijne · Rating 3 out of 5]

quite repetitive and unclear in some explanations, and the concluding sections also lack clarity. It's great as introduction to case studies and for historical research into ASD and diagnoses of autism/Asperger's though