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Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability? book cover

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Autism and Creativity Is There a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?

By Michael Fitzgerald Copyright 2004
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge
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Autism and Creativity is a stimulating study of male creativity and autism, arguing that a major genetic endowment is a prerequisite of genius, and that cultural and environmental factors are less significant than has often been claimed. Chapters on the diagnosis and psychology of autism set the scene for a detailed examination of a number of important historical figures. For example: * in the... Read more
Introduction  Diagnostic Issues  Psychology of High-functioning Autism/Asperger's Syndrome  Ludwig Wittgenstein  Part 1: Psychobiography  Part 2: Influence of Wittgenstein's Personality on his Philosophy  Sir Keith Joseph  Eamon de Valera  William Butler Yeats  Lewis Carroll  Ramanujan  Conclusion

Biography

Michael Fitzgerald is Henry Marsh Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Trinity College, Dublin. He is also a Clinical and Research Consultant for the Irish Society for Autism. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Wales, and an Associate member of the British Psychoanalytical Society.

'This is quite simply the best book I have read on autism in history. Fitzgerald is clearly an experienced clinician and his deep understanding of the spectrum of autism conditions comes across in his writings. But he is also an exceptional scholar.'
- Simon Baron-Cohen, Cambridge University 

'a thought provoking and inspiring book.' - Joe Griffen, Human Givens Journal

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