Evidence Suggesting the Existence of Asperger Syndrome in the Mid-1800s
| Autor: | Ashley K. Koegel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Inclusion (disability rights)
Mind-blindness Context (language use) medicine.disease Developmental psychology Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum disorder Clinical diagnosis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Retrospective analysis Autism Psychology Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions. 10:270-272 |
| ISSN: | 1538-4772 1098-3007 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1098300708320238 |
| Popis: | Originally published in Putnam's Monthly Magazine in 1853, nearly a century before autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was formally recognized, Herman Melville's Bartleby is the naïve tale of a nonconforming, socially awkward character. However, when placed into contemporary context, retrospective analysis indicates that Bartleby may in fact have been a victim of the modern diagnosis of ASD, more specifically, a high-functioning form of autism termed Asperger syndrome . In 1853, it is unlikely that individuals who would now be characterized as having ASD would have been accepted by society. Without proper diagnosis and any appropriate form of treatment, such individuals had little chance of improvement or inclusion. The following is a modern case study, proposing that Melville's Bartleby was affected with the modern syndrome of ASD, and his work was thus suggesting the existence of Asperger Syndrome in the mid-1800s. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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