Nadia revisited a longitudinal study of an autistic savant
This book re-examines the case of Nadia, discovered as a child aged six, who had been drawing with phenomenal skill and visual realism from the age of three, despite having autism and severe learning difficulties. The original research was published in 1977 and caused great international interest. N...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Psychology Press
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798299506719 |
| Sumario: | This book re-examines the case of Nadia, discovered as a child aged six, who had been drawing with phenomenal skill and visual realism from the age of three, despite having autism and severe learning difficulties. The original research was published in 1977 and caused great international interest. Nadia Revisited updates her story and reconsiders the theories that endeavour to explain her extraordinary talent.As well as summarising the central issues from the original case study and presenting her remarkable drawings, the book explains Nadia's subsequent development a |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136789328 9781136789335 9780203825761 |
