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Brilliantly, Olga weaves together science and real life experiences of people with autism bringing the reader to a greater understanding of how sensory differences can bring people with autism to the edges and beyond of neurotypical perception. This book has my highest recommendation for anyone wanting to learn more about sensory awareness and perception for people with autism - as well as for themselves. --Stephen Shore, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Special Education at Adelphi University and internationally known author, presenter, and consultant on issues related to autism.
This is an entrancing read and an excellent reflection of Dr. Bogdashina's wide range of interests. It is to her credit as an academician that she draws upon such varied subjects as philosophy and quantum mechanics to illustrate her thought process and call into question different aspects of our individuality. --Manuel Casanova, Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, University of Louisville
Olga Bogdashina's book is a magnificent and much-needed account of the nature of sensory differences in autism, full of fresh, fascinating and perceptive insights. --Adam Feinstein, autism researcher, Autism Cymru, and editor of Looking Up (www.lookingupautism.org)
This is an entrancing read and an excellent reflection of Dr. Bogdashina's wide range of interests. It is to her credit as an academician that she draws upon such varied subjects as philosophy and quantum mechanics to illustrate her thought process and call into question different aspects of our individuality. --Manuel Casanova, Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, University of Louisville
Olga Bogdashina's book is a magnificent and much-needed account of the nature of sensory differences in autism, full of fresh, fascinating and perceptive insights. --Adam Feinstein, autism researcher, Autism Cymru, and editor of Looking Up (www.lookingupautism.org)
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In this intelligent and incisive book, Olga Bogdashina explores old and new theories of sensory perception and communication in autism. Drawing on linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and quantum mechanics, she looks at how the nature of the senses inform an individual's view of the world, and how language both reflects and constructs that view. Examining the 'whys' and 'hows' of the senses, and the role of language, Olga Bogdashina challenges common perceptions of what it means to be 'normal' and 'abnormal'. In doing so she shows that autism can help to illuminate our understanding of what it means to be human, and of how we develop faculties that shape our cognition, language, and behaviour. In the final chapter, she explores phenomena often associated with the paranormal - including premonitions, telepathy and déjà vu - and shows that these can largely be explained in natural terms. This book will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including students and researchers, clinical practitioners, individuals on the autism spectrum and their families, teachers, speech and occupational therapists, and other professionals.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A refreshing new perspective on autism that may surprise you!
13 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback
I'm an adult on the autism spectrum and I can relate well to the things said in "Autism and the Edges of the Known World."
What's said on page 61 and 62 of Olga Bogdashina's latest book backs up the reality of what I experience during social events like barbecues; or when my senses are getting overwhelmed by noise, like the bleeping on television for blocking out curse words or fireworks exploding; or odors from things like chlorine bleach or gasoline. It's as described... sensory information is received in infinite detail and holistically at the same time -- perception of the whole scene as a single entity with all the details perceived simultaneously, but NOT PROCESSED!
I'm VERY sensitive to many stimuli that most people ignore (perfume is a perfect example of another smell that gives me an awful headache). Because I don't process the details I'm perceiving simultaneously, my brain doesn't tell me to do the logical thing (as it does for NTs) --> get away from the irritating stimuli immediately! Instead, I subject myself to the situation until it's too late to avoid a meltdown or shutdown. The words in this book are a reminder of how important it is for me to plan ahead to do what I can to avoid problems stemming from a delayed reaction that follow when the details do get processed.
There are positive sides to having high sensitivities. Olga has wonderfully collected together what those of us on the autism spectrum experience; best of all, letting us speak with her. It's about time for books by experts in this profession to be available which show that people on the autism spectrum have valuable attributes to offer society!
I'm glad she pointed out what she did about hyper and hypo sensitivities, especially the part about them both being able to exist for the same thing in the same person (just not necessarily at the same moment).
Dr. Bogdashina is sensible enough to know that autism is not something to be ashamed of. She wisely said (in her article on [...]), "We have to give up our conventional non-autistic assumptions and let them teach us how their Senses, Perceptions, Abilities and Thinking Systems work in order to build bridges between the two worlds. Our approach should be to listen to autistic individuals who are willing to communicate and explain how they experience the world and not to assume that only our views are right because we are specialists/parents."
What's said on page 61 and 62 of Olga Bogdashina's latest book backs up the reality of what I experience during social events like barbecues; or when my senses are getting overwhelmed by noise, like the bleeping on television for blocking out curse words or fireworks exploding; or odors from things like chlorine bleach or gasoline. It's as described... sensory information is received in infinite detail and holistically at the same time -- perception of the whole scene as a single entity with all the details perceived simultaneously, but NOT PROCESSED!
I'm VERY sensitive to many stimuli that most people ignore (perfume is a perfect example of another smell that gives me an awful headache). Because I don't process the details I'm perceiving simultaneously, my brain doesn't tell me to do the logical thing (as it does for NTs) --> get away from the irritating stimuli immediately! Instead, I subject myself to the situation until it's too late to avoid a meltdown or shutdown. The words in this book are a reminder of how important it is for me to plan ahead to do what I can to avoid problems stemming from a delayed reaction that follow when the details do get processed.
There are positive sides to having high sensitivities. Olga has wonderfully collected together what those of us on the autism spectrum experience; best of all, letting us speak with her. It's about time for books by experts in this profession to be available which show that people on the autism spectrum have valuable attributes to offer society!
I'm glad she pointed out what she did about hyper and hypo sensitivities, especially the part about them both being able to exist for the same thing in the same person (just not necessarily at the same moment).
Dr. Bogdashina is sensible enough to know that autism is not something to be ashamed of. She wisely said (in her article on [...]), "We have to give up our conventional non-autistic assumptions and let them teach us how their Senses, Perceptions, Abilities and Thinking Systems work in order to build bridges between the two worlds. Our approach should be to listen to autistic individuals who are willing to communicate and explain how they experience the world and not to assume that only our views are right because we are specialists/parents."
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
College-level health collections will relish this presentation!
17 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback
Autism and the Edges of the Known World: Sensitivites, Language and the Constructed Reality blends science and the experiences of people with autism in a fine survey considering traditional ideas of sensory perception and how they pertain to the autism experience. Linguistics, philosophy, science and health alike blend in a wider survey of how the senses and language interact differently in the autistic individual - and how autism can help foster new concepts of what it means to be human. College-level health collections will relish this presentation!
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