THE EMPTY FORTRESSFree Press, 1967 - 484 pages Focusing on three case histories, the author attempts to reveal the problems and struggles of the autistic child. |
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Page 163
... word . Very often , however , the very private meanings words bear in the minds of autistic children are so highly overdetermined that in the end the child himself no longer knows what exactly they stand for . Marcia's udder - mudder ...
... word . Very often , however , the very private meanings words bear in the minds of autistic children are so highly overdetermined that in the end the child himself no longer knows what exactly they stand for . Marcia's udder - mudder ...
Page 366
... words or perhaps I should say , have overcome their reluctance enough to at least say a few words - prefer not to . They prefer to let us do the talking for them , as was noted of Kamala after six years . The soft , hesitating , often ...
... words or perhaps I should say , have overcome their reluctance enough to at least say a few words - prefer not to . They prefer to let us do the talking for them , as was noted of Kamala after six years . The soft , hesitating , often ...
Page 425
... word was recorded after three months in the unit ; after seven months he could say a number of single words . From then on he gathered words fairly rapidly and began to put them together in short phrases or sentences . When he was seven ...
... word was recorded after three months in the unit ; after seven months he could say a number of single words . From then on he gathered words fairly rapidly and began to put them together in short phrases or sentences . When he was seven ...
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In the Region of Shadows | 3 |
Where the Self Begins | 13 |
Strangers to Life | 50 |
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