The late Beate Hermelin was an experimental psychologist working in the area of abnormal development. Beate studied at Jerusalem Art School and gained a degree in psychology from Reading University followed by a PhD from the London Institute of Psychiatry. She held a research appointment at the Medical Research Council, and was an honorary research professor at Goldsmith's College, University of London. She published extensively on psychology and on autism.

JKP publications by Beate Hermelin

Bright Splinters of the Mind

A Personal Story of Research with Autistic Savants

Beate Hermelin
Foreword by Sir Michael Rutter

2001, Paperback: £16.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-932-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

2001, Hardback: £29.95/ $70.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-931-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp

Keywords: autism, creativity, psychology, savants