Social and Communication Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Subtitle: Early Identification, Diagnosis, and Intervention
Contributors: Tony Charman (Editor); Wendy Stone (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Published: February 22, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781593857134
Subjects: Developmental - General; Pediatrics; Psychopathology - Autism; Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology; Psychology
First sentence: Major advances have been made over the past two decades in understanding the social-communication difficulties of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), resulting in a greater emphasis on early social-communication features in the diagnostic criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).