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Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome have Influenced

Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome have Influenced Literary Writing Paperback / softback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Julie Brown

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Paperback / softback. New. Some of the world's most celebrated authors indicate signs of autism and AS. Through analysis of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains.
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  • Title Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome have Influenced Literary Writing
  • Author Julie Brown
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Date 2010-01
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9781843109136
  • ISBN 9781843109136 / 1843109131
  • Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.94 x 6.04 x 0.55 in (22.71 x 15.34 x 1.40 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Psychological
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Autism in literature, People with disabilities, Writings of,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009023999
  • Dewey Decimal Code 820.935

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Citations

  • Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2010, Page 276

About the author

Julie Brown has been a professor of writing and literature for over 20 years. Her first two books of literary criticism, American Women Short Story Writers and Ethnicity and The American Short Story, explore the works of culturally marginalized writers. Her current research project investigates the link between autism and creative writing. Julie's son has Asperger's Syndrome and she is involved as a volunteer in the autistic community. Julie serves as an academic advisor for autistic individuals at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon and she also teaches a course she developed on autism in literature. She lives in Astoria.