ISBN: 1931282447

Genius Genes proposes that many famous historical figures showed an autistic mind-style, and that this ought to color the way we approach autism today. The authors also argue that highly … More...

Genius Genes proposes that many famous historical figures showed an autistic mind-style, and that this ought to color the way we approach autism today. The authors also argue that highly creative people are largely ?born and not made,? and emphasize the power of nature (the individual's genetic make-up), as opposed to nurture (environmental factors), in the genesis of genius.Interesting and entertaining case studies shed new light on the lives of 21 famous individuals, including political/military figures (Thomas Jefferson, Thomas 'Stonewall? Jackson), mathematicians (Archimedes, Norbert Wiener), scientists (Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein), writers (Gerard Manley Hopkins, H. G. Wells), plus maverick aviator Charles Lindbergh, psychologist John Broadus Watson and sexologist Alfred C. Kinsey.This book's chief importance lies in challenging ? from a novel perspective ? an entirely negative perception of autism and Asperger syndrome. It demonstrates that many persons with autism have lived rich, complex and productive lives, and that their intelligence contributed hugely to shaping the world that we now know. behavioral disorders,education,education and reference,history,psychology,schools and teaching,special education,world Special Education, Autism Asperger Publishing Company<

ISBN: 1931282447

Genius Genes proposes that many famous historical figures showed an autistic mind-style, and that this ought to color the way we approach autism today. The authors also argue that highly … More...

Genius Genes proposes that many famous historical figures showed an autistic mind-style, and that this ought to color the way we approach autism today. The authors also argue that highly creative people are largely ?born and not made,? and emphasize the power of nature (the individual's genetic make-up), as opposed to nurture (environmental factors), in the genesis of genius.Interesting and entertaining case studies shed new light on the lives of 21 famous individuals, including political/military figures (Thomas Jefferson, Thomas 'Stonewall? Jackson), mathematicians (Archimedes, Norbert Wiener), scientists (Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein), writers (Gerard Manley Hopkins, H. G. Wells), plus maverick aviator Charles Lindbergh, psychologist John Broadus Watson and sexologist Alfred C. Kinsey.This book's chief importance lies in challenging ? from a novel perspective ? an entirely negative perception of autism and Asperger syndrome. It demonstrates that many persons with autism have lived rich, complex and productive lives, and that their intelligence contributed hugely to shaping the world that we now know. behavioral disorders,education and reference,history,schools and teaching,special education,world Special Education, Autism Asperger Publishing Company<

ISBN: 9781931282444

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