by Uta Frith · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420667270
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«Autismo: hacia una explicación del enigma» is Uta Frith's psychology essay, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (274 pages, in Spanish).
Uta Frith proposes an explanation of autism, a phenomenon that has been difficult to understand for decades. The author reviews the main approaches in psychology and the various currents that have tried to answer the enigma, from the earliest descriptions to cognitive approaches.
The work was published in 1999 in the Psicología y Educación collection of Alianza Editorial, in a Spanish-language edition.
It is of interest to students and professionals in psychology and education, and to those seeking a psychological approach to autism.
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.
