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by Rab Houston


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This case study is the result of a unique collaboration between a social historian and a cognitive scientist. It examines the enigmatic case of Hugh Blair, an eighteenth century Scottish 'laird' or landowner, whose arranged marriage was annulled on the grounds of his mental incapacity. Through an in-depth study of the evidence surrounding the case, the authors conclude that Blair, who was classed at the time as a 'fool', was in fact autistic.


Writing in a lively and engaging style, the authors draw together witness statements from court records with a wide range of other documentation to set the sociohistoric scene for the case. This provides a fascinating context to which the latest theories on autism are applied.


This book will not only intrigue both historians and psychologists but will also appeal to a wider audience for its study of this compelling and deeply affecting human story.

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  • Title Autism in History
  • Author Rab Houston
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International ed
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Date 2000-12-19
  • Features Glossary
  • ISBN 9780631220893 / 0631220895
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 6 x 0.65 in (22.94 x 15.24 x 1.65 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Masculine
  • Library of Congress subjects Blair, Hugh, Autism - Patients - Scotland
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00036033
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Choice, 03/01/2001, Page 1303

About the author

Rab Houston is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of St Andrews. He has extensive research experience in the social history of Britain and Europe in the early modern period. Best known for his work on seventeenth and eighteenth-century Scotland, his published books include Madness and Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland.

Uta Frith is a Professor of Cognitive Development at University College of London and Deputy Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University College of London. She has pioneered investigations into the mind of the individual with autism and has a keen interest in the impact of the disorder on both sufferer and carers. Her book, Autism: Explaining the Enigma has been translated into many languages.

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