Autism and Spirituality

A powerful guide recommended for any spirituality collection and for any dealing with autism and its larger religious ramifications. – Midwest Book ReviewThe book is not about the spirituality of individual autistic persons but rather Olga Bogdashina is daring to try to chart a way through big and contested subjects… Indeed what is Autism like and how might what we learn of autistic understanding and experience shed light on spirituality more generally? – from the foreword by Christine Trevitt, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University

Professor Olga Bogdashina, MA, PhD, DEd, CO-founder of and Programme Leader (Autism courses) at the International Autism Institute, KSPU and co-founder of the International Consortium of Autism Institutes. She has worked extensively in the field of autism as a teacher, lecturer and researcher, with a particular interest in sensory-perceptual, cognitive and communication problems. She is a Visiting Professor in Autism Studies at universities around the world, develops university (Autism Study) courses and training programmes for professionals and parents, presents at national and international autism conferences and is an autism consultant for services for children and adults. Olga has an adult son with autism and lives in Yorkshire, UK.