Bogdashina, Olga,

Autism and spirituality : psyche, self and spirit in people on the autism spectrum / Olga Bogdashina ; forewords by Christine Trevett and Larry Culliford ; afterword by Nancy Getty. - 272 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What's in a word? -- Defining autism -- Defining spirituality -- Sensitivities in autism -- Different realities : constructed worlds created through the filters -- What is self? : or, what/who am'I'? --'Autistic personality' -- Spiritual experiences -- Sense of right and wrong -- Spiritual development.

9781849052856 (alk. paper) RM118.14 1849052859 (alk. paper)


People with mental disabilities--Religious life.
Autism spectrum disorders--Religious aspects.