Asperger's syndrome and high achievement : some very remarkable people

James, I. M. (Author). 1928- (Author).

Summary: "This book describes the lives and personalities of twenty of the most remarkable people of the past who may well have had Asperger's syndrome (AS)." "Famous in the fields of art, literature and science, among others, they illustrate how highly intelligent people are able to surmount some of the problems that AS causes and achieve so much - more than might have been possible without it."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 1843103885 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781843103882 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: 224 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223).

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) -- 2. Philip of Spain (1527-1598) -- 3. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) -- 4. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) -- 5. John Howard (c. 1726-1790) -- 6. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) -- 7. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) -- 8. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) -- 9. Eric Satie (1866-1925) -- 10. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) -- 11. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) -- 12. Bela Bartok (1881-1945) -- 13. Ramanujan (1887-1920) -- 14. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) -- 15. Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) -- 16. Simone Weil (1909-1943) -- 17. Alan Turing (1912-1954) -- 18. Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) -- 19. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) -- 20. Glenn Gould (1932-1982).