Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?
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Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?

Nonverbal Communication, Asperger Syndrome and the Interbrain

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Can the World Afford Autistic Spectrum Disorder?

Nonverbal Communication, Asperger Syndrome and the Interbrain

About this book

The world affords to most of us a web of subliminal nonverbal communication that regulates our minds, indicates whether our beliefs have, or have not, social approval, and generally guides us. People with autism do not seem to be influenced by these subliminal signals as much as others, and this results in the difficulties in social interaction that are so characteristic of all the autistic spectrum disorders. How is such nonverbal communication carried out, and why do people on the autism spectrum find it so difficult? What are the consequences of this for them, and how do these consequences affect their personality, self-awareness, and sense of place in the world?

Digby 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, but also how acknowledging them can result in more positive development elsewhere.

This groundbreaking book will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in communication, as well as people who have ASD themselves, their families, and all professionals working with people on the autism spectrum.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 What is nonverbal communication, and how does it affect us?
  7. Chapter 2 What is the importance of gaze and shared attention?
  8. Chapter 3 What do people make of nonverbal communication?
  9. Chapter 4 What is the evidence that impaired nonverbal communication is the fundamental problem in autistic spectrum disorder?
  10. Chapter 5 Is an impairment of nonverbal communication a brain problem?
  11. Chapter 6 What are the consequences of living with an impairment in nonverbal communication?
  12. Chapter 7 Nonverbal communication as a tool to understanding and moving forward
  13. Chapter 8 Can society afford people with an ASD, revisited
  14. Notes
  15. References