The concept of autism is a significant contribution from child psychiatry that has entered
wider culture and public consciousness, and has evolved significantly over the last four …

Humans are remarkably limited in:(i) how many control-dependent tasks they can execute
simultaneously, and (ii) how intensely they can focus on a single task. These limitations are …

This article proposes a link between autistic people being misperceived by the neurotypical
majority and their being at risk of poor mental health and well‐being. We present a …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

Based on Francesca Happé's best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological
Theory, this completely new edition provides a concise overview of contemporary …

How is it that thoroughly physical material beings such as ourselves can think, dream, feel,
create and understand ideas, theories and concepts? How does mere matter give rise to all …

Altered sensory processing has been an important feature of the clinical descriptions of
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There is evidence that sensory dysregulation arises early …

Epistemic injustice refers to harms that relate specifically to our status as epistemic agents,
whereby our status as knowers, interpreters, and providers of information, is unduly …

Virtual reality appears to be a promising and motivating platform to safely practice and
rehearse social skills for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). However, the …

This volume focuses on the interplay between grammatical and pragmatic factors in the
comprehension of lexically communicated meaning. It uses a case-study, modality, in order …