The autistic spectrum
Subtitle: characteristics, causes, and practical issues
By: Jill Boucher.
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780761962113; 9780761962120
Subjects: Autism; Autistic Disorder; Autisme
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-400) and index.
Table of contents: title: The subtypes model of autism : concept and definitions; title: The spectrum model of autism : concept and definitions; title: Filling in the picture : from conformity to diversity; title: Facts and figures : epidemiology and lifespan development; title: What is autism? Personal view; title: A framework for explaining autism; title: First causes and brain bases; title: Explaining the social, emotional, and communication impairments; title: Explaining the repetitive behaviours and lack of imaginative creativity; title: Explaining other universal or common behavioural characteristics; title: Explaining autism as a whole : attempts at a synthesis; title: What causes autism : personal view; title: Assessment, diagnosis and screening; title: Intervention; title: Care.