The Theme of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Fiction

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Abstract

The article examines the content of six literary works about people with autism spectrum disorders. As cri¬teria for comparison the following things are selected: the genre in which the book is written, the presence of specialized terminology, the narrator of the story, the subjects of relationships, the gender and age of the main character, the description of the symptoms of autism and the nature of that description, the dynamics of the state and the climax of the literary work. The conclusion is drawn that the works of fiction on autism are aimed at informing the society of the problem, improving tolerance towards people with autism and supporting all those who are personally affected by autism.

General Information

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, books about people with autism, a child with autism

Article type: review article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2015130406

For citation: Isakova S.V., Feofanov V.N. The Theme of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Fiction . Autizm i narusheniya razvitiya = Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015. Vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 44–48. DOI: 10.17759/autdd.2015130406. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Sofya V. Isakova, student, the Department of Specialized Clinical Psychology and Inclusive Education, Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: sofya.isakova95@gmail.com

V. N. Feofanov, PhD in Psychology, Professor, Department of Special, Clinical Psychology and Inclusive Education of the Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2994-5107, e-mail: v-feofanov@yandex.ru

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