Autism in history : the case of Hugh Blair of Borgue /

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Author / Creator:Frith, Uta.
Imprint:Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Description:ix, 207 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4345278
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Other authors / contributors:Houston, R. A. (Robert Allan), 1954-
ISBN:0631220887 (alk. paper)
0631220895 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Plates
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. The Background to the Study
  • 2. The Life and Times of Hugh Blair
  • 3. Understanding Mental Incapacity in the Past
  • 4. Autism and its Relevance to the Case of High Blair
  • 5. Reading the Court Case as a Clinical Case
  • 6. Historical-clinical Approach to the Case of Hugh Blair
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Historical Terms
  • Glossary and Topics in Autism
  • Further Historical Reading
  • Further Reading on Autism
  • Index