Memory In Autism: Theory and Evidence - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521184010 ISBN 13: 9780521184014

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Many people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are remarkably proficient at remembering how things look and sound, even years after an event. They are also good at rote learning and establishing habits and routines. Some even have encyclopaedic memories. However, all individuals with ASD have difficulty in recalling personal memories and reliving experiences, and less able people may have additional difficulty in memorising facts. This book assembles research on memory in autism to examine why this happens and the effects it has on people's lives. The contributors utilise advances in the understanding of normal memory systems and their breakdown as frameworks for analysing the neuropsychology and neurobiology of memory in autism. The unique patterning of memory functions across the spectrum illuminates difficulties with sense of self, emotion processing, mental time travel, language and learning, providing a window into the nature and causes of autism itself.

About this title

Book Description

Many people with autism are remarkably good at remembering how things look and sound but have poor ability to recall personal experiences. Why is this? What difference does this make to their lives? This thorough account assembles research on memory in autism to find out the answers.

About the Author

Jill Boucher is Professor of Psychology in the Autism Research Group in the Department of Psychology at City University, London. Dermot Bowler is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Autism Research Group in the Department of Psychology at City University, London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521184010
• ISBN 13: 9780521184014
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Boucher Jill, Bowler Dermot