The Passionate Mind: How People with Autism Learn

by Wendy Lawson

In entirely accessible terms, Wendy Lawson lays out her groundbreaking theory of Single Attention and Associated Cognition in Autism (SAACA), an approach that explains autism in terms of the unique learning style of individuals on the autism spectrum.

She shows that whereas neurotypical people can easily shift their attention from one interest to another, those on the autism spectrum tend to focus on a single theme at any one time. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849051216
• ISBN13: 9781849051217
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"