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Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link Between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?

Author(s) : Michael Fitzgerald

Reviews and Endorsements

This is quite simply the best book I have read on autism in history. Fitzgerald is clearly an experienced clinician and his deep understanding of the spectrum of autism conditions comes across in his writings. But he is also an exceptional scholar.
- Simon Baron-Cohen, Cambridge University

Professor Fitzgerald takes a highly personal and expansive view of some of history's most remarkable personalities. His conclusions are spirited, controversial and at all times infused with sensitivity and intensity. - Anthony Clare, Trinity College Dublin

Contents:
Introduction. Diagnostic Issues. Psychology of High-functioning Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. Ludwig Wittgenstein. Part 1: Psychobiography. Part 2: Influence of Wittgenstein's Personality on his Philosophy. Sir Keith Joseph. Eamon de Valera. William Butler Yeats. Lewis Carroll. Ramanujan. Conclusion.


Author Biography:
Michael Fitzgerald is Henry Marsh Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Trinity College, Dublin. He is also a Clinical and Research Consultant for the Irish Society for Autism. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in England and Wales, and an Associate member of the British Psychoanalytical Society.