Uta Frith
The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education
Forced learning, or 'hot-housing', of infants has become increasingly popular in recent years - but does it work? The plasticity of the adolescent and adult brain is becoming gradually acknowledged... (more)
Autism: A Very Short Introduction
What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome?... (more)
Autism: Explaining the Enigma: Second Edition
The first edition of Autism: Explaining the Enigma quickly became a classic because it provided the first satisfactory psychological account of what happens in the mind of a person with autism. The... (more)
Autism in history:
This work is the result of a collaboration between a social historian and a cognitive scientist. It examines the enigmatic case of Hugh Blair Borg, an 18th-century Scottish Laird, whose brief... (more)
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Able, or high-functioning, autistic individuals are increasingly recognized as suffering from Asperger syndrome. They are highly gifted and learn to compensate for their autism to a remarkable... (more)