Sensing the city : an autistic perspective
Beale-Ellis, Sandra2017
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How do the sights, smells, and sounds of a city affect the senses of people with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)? Sandra Beale-Ellis explores the sensory benefits and challenges of cities for people with an ASC and invites readers to understand the different ways in which they can experience a city from a sensory perspective. Sandra, who has been clinically diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome, describes how she experiences the city through the lens of ASC, picking up on things that a neurotypical (non-autistic) person might not. As well as introducing the wonders of the city that neurotypical people rarely see, this book also provides readers who have an ASC with solutions to the negative or overwhelming sensory experiences that a city can bring about.
Main title:
Sensing the city : an autistic perspective / Sandra Beale-Ellis ; foreword by Luke Beardon.
Author:
Beale-Ellis, Sandra, author
Imprint:
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
Collation:
160 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781849056359 (pbk)
Dewey class:
307.760874307.76
LC class:
HT153
Local class:
307.76307.760874
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1951901