Geeks, Genes, and the Evolution of Asperger Syndrome Contributor(s): Falk, Dean (Author), Schofield, Eve Penelope (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826356923 ISBN-13: 9780826356925 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Autism Spectrum Disorders - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2017026650 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.85 lbs) 264 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
Review Citations: Choice 12/01/2018 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this unusual book an evolutionary anthropologist and her coauthor/granddaughter, who has Asperger syndrome, examine the emergence and spread of Asperger syndrome and other forms of high-functioning autism. The authors speak to readers with autism, parents, teachers, clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, other health-care providers, autism researchers, evolutionary biologists, geneticists, paleoanthropologists, and people who simply enjoy reading about science. |
Contributor Bio(s): Falk, Dean: - Dean Falk is a Distinguished Research Professor and the Hale G. Smith Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University and a Senior Scholar at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Among her earlier books are Finding Our Tongues: Mothers, Infants, and the Origins of Language and The Fossil Chronicles: How Two Controversial Discoveries Changed Our View of Human Evolution. Schofield, Eve Penelope: - Eve Penelope Schofield earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing and publishing from Bath Spa University in Bath, England. |
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