Main description:

In Autism Is the Future, Marlo Thurman reveals how cognitive differences are the constructing pieces in understanding those with Autism. Through her findings, she shows how those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) constantly challenge assumptions about intelligence and measuring intelligence. Thurman proposes that sensory and cognitive development have evolved together into a very different form of intelligence in those with ASD, and it should be viewed not as a disability but instead as a difference to be celebrated and followed.

Contents:

Chapter One- Working Beside the Autism Spectrum
Chapter Two- Did Grandma Have Autism?
Chapter Three- It All Came Crashing Down
Chapter Four- Life Goes On
Chapter Five- Foundational Facts
Chapter Six- The Study
Chapter Seven- Seventy-Five Years of Autism Research
Chapter Eight- Changing Diagnostic Pictures in Autism
Chapter Nine- The Autistic Savant and Giftedness in ASD
Chapter Ten- Intelligence and its Measurement
Chapter Eleven- Intelligence in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter Twelve- Cognition
Chapter Thirteen- Cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter Fourteen- Sensory Processing
Chapter Fifteen- Sensory Difference in Autism
Chapter Sixteen- Literary Conclusions
Chapter Seventeen- A Qualitative Grounded Theory Study in Social Constructionism
Chapter Eighteen- The Research Participants
Chapter Nineteen- Data, Data, and More Data
Chapter Twenty- Foundation
Chapter Twenty-One- Sensory Processing Difference
Chapter Twenty-Two- Focus
Chapter Twenty-Three - Memory
Chapter Twenty-Four- The Evolution of Cognitive Difference
Chapter Twenty-Five- Three Social Difference
Chapter Twenty-Six - The Theory of Sensory-Cognitive Difference
Chapter Twenty-Seven- Putting It All Together
Chapter Twenty-Eight- Where Do We Go from Here?
Chapter Twenty-Nine- Assumptions and Implications for Practitioners