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So Odd a Mixture?
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Jane Austen, speech and language therapy and autism spectrum disorder
While I can’t claim to be a diehard Janeite, readers will know from an article I wrote in 2003 in Speech & Language Therapy in Practice that Jane Austen is my favourite author. I was therefore intrigued when I heard that a Canadian speech pathologist had written a book So Odd a Mixture – Along the Autistic Spectrum in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Having now read it, it’s probably prudent to draw a veil over my personal response, but I am saddened by the impression it has given other people of our profession being rooted in a medical model and looking for pathology at every turn. In contrast, as these examples show, articles in the magazine related to people with autism spectrum disorders emphasise person and family-centred, community-based, multi-agency approaches.
(Subscribers have the opportunity to discuss this book via the virtual book group in our members’ area.)
Avril Nicoll
Editor
Posted on 16 July, 2007
