R A Houston and Uta Frith
Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of Borgue, Blackwell, 2000, 244pp.
ISBN: 063122089

autism

Contents
Acknowledgements  
   
  1 The background to the study.
 
  2 The life and times of Hugh Blair.  
  3 Understanding mental incapacity in the past.  
  4 A brief history of autism.  
  5 Reading the court case as a clinical case.  
  6 Historical perspectives and the essence of autism.  
  7 Conclusion.  
   
Historical glossary