The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat

[barefoot wend]

I was wondering if anyone here has read this. It's pretty old but well-known.

 

I found it fascinating, annoying, enlightening and downright irritating at times. However, definitely an interesting read. There is someone with Tourette's and more than one autism case study - though these weren't the most interesting (but were the most annoying in part - words I find particularly offensive were ones such as 'simpleton', but he has some interesting points to make).

 

Most fascinating were the ones on agnosias which I felt certainly had echoes. To be honest, not sure how I feel about it but most definitely found it very absorbing.

 

Barefoot

 

P.S. Kerre also found it exceedingly interesting but pronounced it 'rude' - I think he means 'offensive' in places so don't start thinking it's risque.

[baddad]

I read this YEARS ago along with another of his books...

Can't remember exactly what it was now, but do remember that at some point i started to find his manner a bit condescending and 'sensationalist', and once I had THAT in my head it sort of ruined the case studies for me...

 

May have just been me, and - as i say - it was a while ago so don't ask me for specifics...

 

I was quite surprised to find him writing books anyway - just remembered him from comparing 'The Good Old Days'

 

L&P

BD

[barefoot wend]

Of course, he was miraculously, marvellously, mellifluously, magnificent in those days.