Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of BorgueISBN: 978-0-631-22088-6
Hardcover
224 pages
December 2000, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.