The Spectrum of Imagination in Autism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9786206161608)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a chronic neuro-developmental disorder that affects the way a person relates to the environment and the people around. The person's capacity to build relationships with others is impaired and so is his/her ability to comprehend others' feelings, too. People with ASD manifest the classical triad of impairments (Wing, 1988) in socialization, communication, and imagination, which includes cognitive and behavioral inflexibility, and hence, affects the way they process information and view the world (Jordan, 1997). The main focus of this monograph is imagination (or imagining), especially how the condition of ASD impairs it, or how the impairment in imagination (or imagining) of a person with ASD affects his/her creativity and cognitive functionality. To understand imagination, the two key axes - (i) the spectrum of imagination and (ii) the types of imagination - will be explored and examined within the contexts of cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

Author: Guo-Hui Xie, Ming-Jie Deng
ISBN-10: 6206161609
ISBN-13: 9786206161608
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2023
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d