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A Mind Apart: Travels in a Neurodiverse World
Contributor(s): Antonetta, Susanne (Author)

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 ISBN: 1585425184     ISBN-13: 9781585425181
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
OUR PRICE: $22.80  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: This fascinating blend of memoir, journalism, and science reveals how much "normally" functioning people can learn from those with neurological disorders such as depression, multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, and autism.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Psychology | Psychopathology - General
- Psychology | Mental Health
Dewey: 616.89
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.33" W x 8.3" L (0.53 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Topical - New Age
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
This beautifully written exploration of the unusual abilities of those who are differently wired (Psychology Today) received a Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for outstanding literary contribution to the world of mental health.

In this fascinating literary memoir, Susanne Antonetta draws on her personal experience as a manic-depressive, as well as interviews with people with multiple personality disorder, autism, and other neurological conditions, to form an intimate meditation on mental disease. She traces the many capabilities-the visual consciousness of an autistic, for example, or the metaphoric consciousness of a manic-depressive-that underlie these and other mental disabilities.

A stunning portrait of how the world shapes itself in minds that are profoundly different from the norm, A Mind Apart urges readers to look beyond the concept of cures to the gifts inherent in many neuroatypical conditions. Employing a wide-ranging approach to her subject, Antonetta provides a rare glimpse into the wildly varying landscapes of human thought, perception, and emotion.
 
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