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Authors: Oliver Sacks

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Empirical Studies of the Arts
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   –----. "Art as a means of interpersonal communication in autistic
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   (Both these papers are published under the aegis of the Talented Handicapped Artist's Workshop, founded in New York in 1981.)
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London: 1977. This richly illustrated study of a uniquely gifted child attracted much attention when published and some very important critiques and reviews. The reader is referred to Nigel Dennis,
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4 May, 1978, and C. C. Park,
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(1978) 8: 457-72. The latter contains a rich discussion and bibliography of the fascinating Japanese work with autistic artists with which my final Postscript concludes.
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