Autism and the imaginative mind

Roth, I. (2008). Autism and the imaginative mind. British Academy Review, 11 pp. 18–20.

URL: http://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/review/11/index.cfm

Abstract

The British Academy publication Imaginative Minds offers an engaging and innovative take on the elsuive and special human capacity of imagination. The editor, Dr. Ilona Roth, has a particular interest in the complex relationship between autism and imagination. People on the autistic spectrum typically have difficulty in imagining what other people are thinking and feeling, and in understanding and generating narrative, and this would seem to constrain their scope for creative forms of imagination. Yet some individuals with autism display remarkable gifts in fields such as music, art and poetry. In this edited extract Dr Roth offers insights from her research into autistic spectrum poetry.

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• Item ORO ID
• 27807
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• Extra Information
• the full version of this article appeared in Roth, I. (Ed) 2007 Imaginative Minds, published by Oxford University Press
• Keywords
• autism; imagination; poetry
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Research Group
• Neuroscience Research Group
• Copyright Holders
• © 2008 The British Academy
• Depositing User
• Ilona Roth