Lorna Wing
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Lorna Wing es una psiquiatra inglesa. Como resultado de tener una hija autista, se involucró en la investigación de trastornos del comportamiento, particularmente en el espectro del autismo. Entró a formar parte, junto con otros padres, de la NAS (National Autistic Society, Inglaterra, en 1962. Actualmente trabaja a tiempo partido como psiquiatra en el Centro NAS de Desórdenes sociales y de comunicación (NAS Centre for Social and Communication Disorders)y tiene su residencia en Sussex, Inglaterra.
Wing es la autora de muchos libros y documentación académica, incluyendo Asperger's Syndrome: a Clinical Account, un texto de referencia de 1981 que popularizó las investigaciones de Hans Asperger e introdujo el término Síndrome de Asperger.
[editar] Documentos
- Wing, L. & Gould, J. (1979), "Severe Impairments of Social Interaction and Associated Abnormalities in Children: Epidemiology and Classification", Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 9, pp. 11-29.
- Wing, L. (1980). "Childhood Autism and Social Class: a Question of Selection?", British Journal of Psychiatry, 137, pp. 410-417.
- Wing, L. (1981), "Asperger's Syndrome: a Clinical Account", Psychological Medicine, 11, pp. 115-130.
- Burgoine, E. & Wing, L. (1983), "Identical triplets with Asperger's Syndrome", British Journal of Psychiatry, 143, pp. 261-265.
- Wing, L. and Attwood, A. (1987), "Syndromes of Autism and Atypical Development", in Cohen, D. & Donnellan, A. (eds.), Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Disorders, New York, John Wiley & Sons.
- Wing, L. (1991), "The Relationship Between Asperger's Syndrome and Kanner's Autism", in Frith, U. (ed.), Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- Wing, L. (1992), "Manifestations of Social Problems in High Functioning Autistic People", in Schopler, E. & Mesibov, G. (eds.), High Functioning Individuals with Autism, New York, Plenum Press.
[editar] Libros
- 1964, Autistic Children
- 1966, Physiological Measures, Sedative Drugs and Morbid Anxiety, with M.H. Lader
- 1969, Children Apart: Autistic Children and Their Families
- 1969, Teaching Autitistic Children: Guidelines for Teachers
- 1971, Autistic Children: a Guide for Parents
- 1975, Early Childhood Autism: Clinical, Educational and Social Aspects (editor)
- 1975, What is Operant conditioning?
- 1988, Aspects of Autism: Biological Research (editor)
- 1989, Hospital Closure and the Resettlement of Residents: Case of Darenth Park Mental Handicap Hospital
- 1995, Autistic Spectrum Disorders: an Aid to Diagnosis
- 1996, The Autistic Spectrum: a Guide for Parents and Professionals
- 2002, Smiling at Shadows: a Mother's Journey Raising an Autistic Child (with Junee Waites, Helen Swinbourne).
