Autism and spirituality psyche, self, and spirit in people on the autism spectrum

Summary: Spirituality plays a vital role in the lives of many people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Drawing on interdisciplinary research as well as first-hand experiences of people with ASD, Olga Bogdashina shows how people with ASD experience their inner worlds and sense of self, and how this shapes the spiritual dimension of their lives.

Record details

ISBN: 9780857005915
ISBN: 085700591X
ISBN: 1299737021
ISBN: 9781299737020
ISBN: 9781849052856
ISBN: 1849052859
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (pages cm)
Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Autism and Spirituality; Forewordby Christine Trevett; Forewordby Larry Culliford; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 What's in a Word?; 2 Defining Autism; 3 Defining Spirituality; 4 Sensitivities in Autism; 5 Different Realities: Constructed Worlds Created through the Filters; 6 What Is Self? Or, What/Who Am 'I'?; 7 'Autistic Personality'; 8 Spiritual Experiences; 9 Sense of Right and Wrong; 10 Spiritual Development; Endword (and Beyond); Afterword; References; Subject Index; Author Index.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.