Title: GENESIS OF ARTISTIC CREATIVITY: ASPERGER'S SYNDROME AND THE ARTS
Description: "The Genesis of Artistic Creativity is a revealing exploration of the social behaviour, language, humour, and obsessive interests and routines of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including George Orwell, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Andy Warhol and many others, in light of the recognized criteria for diagnosis of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome (AS)."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Asperger's syndrome, Autism, Artists, psychology, Authors, psychology, Philosophers, Creation (literary, artistic, etc.), Creative ability, Genius and mental illness, Art and mental illness, Artists, Psychology, Authors, Psychological aspects, Asperger Syndrome, Case Reports, Famous Persons, Autistic Disorder, Creativeness, Creativity