Digby Tantam

Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?

Nonverbal Communication, Asperger Syndrome and the Interbrain

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Produktbeschreibung

Tantam explores current theories on nonverbal communication and how it shapes social behaviour, and the evidence for it being impaired in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He shows how knowledge of this difference can be used to overcome some of the impairments in nonverbal communication in people with ASD.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 166mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781843106944
• ISBN-10: 1843106949
• Artikelnr.: 25539778

Autorenporträt

Digby Tantam

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1: What is Nonverbal Communication, and How
Does it Affect Us? 2: What is the Importance of Gaze and Shared Attention?
3: What do People Make of Nonverbal Communication? 4: What is the Evidence
that Impaired Nonverbal Communication is the Fundamental Problem in
Autistic Spectrum Disorder? 5: Is an Impairment of Nonverbal Communication
a Brain Problem? 6: What are the Consequences of Lving with an Impairment
in Nonverbal Communication? 7: Nonverbal Communication as a Tool to
Understanding and Moving Forward. 8: Can Society Afford People with ASD?
Revisited. References. Index.