by Uta Frith · Wiley-Blackwell · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780631168249
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In 'Autism: Explaining the Enigma', Uta Frith offers a clear and concise explanation of autism, addressing the inability to integrate information into a coherent whole as a central problem. This book explores how this difficulty affects language development, social skills, and emotions. With a focus on neuropsychological research and the neurophysiological basis of autism, Frith provides a valuable perspective for professionals and anyone interested in better understanding this complex disorder.
Dame Uta Frith is a German-British developmental psychologist and emeritus professor in cognitive development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UCL). She pioneered much of the current research into autism and dyslexia. Her book Autism: Explaining the Enigma introduced the cognitive neuroscience of autism. She is credited with creating the Sally–Anne test along with fellow scientists Alan Leslie and Simon Baron-Cohen. Among students she has mentored are Tony Attwood, Maggie Snowling, Simon Baron-Cohen and Francesca Happé.
