[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Book to explore: Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
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- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:59:22 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Shelley (and all):
Like you, I am very interested in Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Just FYI, here
are a couple of stories I wrote about it.
This is a piece describing it on the main VisionAware website:
http://www.visionaware.org/section.aspx?FolderID=6&SectionID=120&DocumentID=5704
And here is a more personal story I wrote about it for the VisionAware
blog: http://www.visionaware.org/blog.aspx?BlogID=9&BlogEntryID=453
Thank you for the resource and the reminder, Shelley.
Best,
Maureen
Maureen A. Duffy, CVRT
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In a message dated 8/11/2013 10:47:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Hello everyone,
I wanted to bring your attention to a book put out by Oliver Sacks.
It is called Hallucinations
And the reason I want you to look at it is, it explains Charles Bonett
syndrome, a problem that a lot of our students deal with but are embarrassed
to talk about. It is the natural visualization of immages or objects that
are not actually present.
People see things that they well know aren't there. But they do not want
to talk about it to their children, caregivers or even us sometimes because
they are afraid it is a sign of alzheimers or dementia.
Anyway do check it out.
For those using AT it is available from Bookshare.org.
Here is the details.
Brief Synopsis:
Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are many
different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses or
injuries, by intoxication--even, for many people, by falling sleep.
Long Synopsis:
Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are many
different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses or
injuries, by intoxication--even, for many people, by falling sleep. From the
elementary geometrical shapes that we see when we rub our eyes to the complex
swirls and blind spots and zigzags of a visual migraine, hallucination
takes many forms. At a higher level, hallucinations associated with the
altered states of consciousness that may come with sensory deprivation or
certain
brain disorders can lead to religious epiphanies or conversions. Drawing
on a wealth of clinical examples from his own patients as well as historical
and literary descriptions, Oliver Sacks investigates the fundamental
differences and similarities of these many sorts of hallucinations, what they
say about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have
influenced every culture's folklore and art, and why the potential for
hallucination is present in us all.
ISBN 13:
9780307957252
Publisher:
Knopf Canada
Date of Addition:
11/06/12
Copyright Date:
2012
Copyrighted By:
Oliver Sacks
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT
and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea. -Isak
Dinesen (pen name of Karen Blixen), author (1885-1962)
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