Boucher, Jill. (2007) Memory and generativity in very high functioning autism: a firsthand account, and an interpretation. Autism, Vol.11 (No.3). pp. 255-264. ISSN 1362-3613

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Abstract

JS is a highly able person with Asperger syndrome whose language and intellectual abilities are, and always have been, superior. The first part of this short article consists of JS's analytical account of his atypical memory abilities, and the strategies he uses for memorizing and learning. JS has also described specific difficulties with creative writing, which are outlined here. The second part of the article consists of an interpretation of the problems JS describes in terms of their implications for understanding the problems of generativity that contribute to the diagnostic impairments of imagination and creativity in autism.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	Autism
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	1362-3613
Date:	May 2007
Volume:	Vol.11
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	10
Page Range:	pp. 255-264
Identification Number:	10.1177/1362361307076863
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/31851

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