num_pages: 224
description: This engaging story of an eighteenth century Scottish laird whose brief arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental capacity - which seen through modern eyes can be identified as autism. It is a story of villainy and innocence, and provides a fascinating historical context to which the latest theories on autism are applied.
language: English
title: Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of Borgue
titlecomplete: Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of Borgue
genres: Psychology, Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell