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  Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of Borgue (Paperback) By (author) Rab Houston, By (author) Uta Frith

  

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  Short Description for Autism in HistoryThis engaging story of an eighteenth century Scottish laird whose brief arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental capacity -- which seen through modern eyes can be identified as autism. It is a story of villainy and innocence, and provides a fascinating historical context to which the latest theories on autism are applied.
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  • Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS
  • Published: 27 December 2000
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: General | Memoirs | Psychology | Social, Group Or Collective Psychology | Cognition & Cognitive Psychology | Psychiatry | British & Irish History
  • ISBN 13: 9780631220893 ISBN 10: 0631220895
  • Sales rank: 817,376

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Full description for Autism in History

• This engaging story of an eighteenth century Scottish laird whose brief arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental capacity -- which seen through modern eyes can be identified as autism. It is a story of villainy and innocence, and provides a fascinating historical context to which the latest theories on autism are applied.