Title Asperger syndrome : a gift or a curse? / Viktoria Lyons and Michael Fitzgerald

Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2005

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Description xi, 333 pages Contents Autism and Asperger syndrome -- Gift or curse -- Frontostriatal hypothesis -- Medial temporal lobe hypothesis -- Cerebellar hypothesis -- Autism/asperger syndrome : a disorder of the social self -- William James Sidis (1898-1944) -- Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) -- Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) -- Enoch Powell (1912-1998) -- Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) -- Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) -- Joy Adamson (1910-1980) -- Charles Darwin (1809-1882) -- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) -- Robert Walser (1878-1956) -- Conclusion Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Autistic people -- Biography. Asperger's syndrome. Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Biography. Celebrities -- Mental health. Celebrities -- Diseases. Creative ability -- Psychological aspects. Genius and mental illness. Asperger Syndrome -- psychology. Asperger Syndrome. Autistic Disorder. Autistic Disorder -- psychology. Famous Persons. Personality Development. Psychological Theory. Genre/Form Case Reports. Biographies. Author Fitzgerald, Michael, 1946 October 7- LC no. 2005005514 ISBN 1594543879 hardcover

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