Asperger Syndrome
Contributors: Ami Klin (Editor); Fred R. Volkmar (Editor); Sara S. Sparrow (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press; Guilford Press
Published: February 18, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9781572305342
Subjects: Diseases & disorders; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Psychology; Autism; Psychiatry - General; Psychopathology - Autism; PSY; PSY006000; PSY039000; Developmental - Child; Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology; Developmental - General; Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent
First sentence: Asperger syndrome (AS) is a serious and chronic neurodevelopmental disorder which is presently defined by social deficits of the type seen in autism, restricted interests as in autism, but, in contrast to autism, relative preservation of language and cognitive abilities-at least early in life.