Autistic Spectrum Characteristics, Causes and Practical Issues

Name: Autistic Spectrum Characteristics, Causes and Practical Issues
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ISBN: 9780761962120

ISBN-10: 0761962123

ISBN-13: 9780761962120

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jill Boucher

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What are the historical foundations of autism and what precisely is meant by the autistic spectrum? How can we explain behavioural patterns of people with autism, young or old, and what are the major theoretical bases for understanding these? What is the latest thinking in how people are diagnosed with autism, and what are the most effective strategies for assessment, education and care for people with this extraordinary disability? Charting the development of our understanding of the condition, this book guides readers through theories at the psychological, neurobiological and `first cause' levels, to methods of care, intervention, education and support. Concerned with provoking a critical…

Book details

List price: $76.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 11/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.02" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



What is Autism?


The Subtypes Model of Autism


Concept and Definitions


The Spectrum Model of Autism


Concept and Definition


Filling in the Picture


From Conformity to Diversity


Facts and Figures


Epidemiology and Developmental Trajectory


What Is Autism


Personal View


What Causes Autism?


A Framework for Explaining Autism


First Causes and Brain Bases


Explaining the Social, Emotional and Communication Impairments


Explaining the Repetitive Behaviours and Lack of Imaginative Creativity


Explaining Other Universal or Common Characteristics


Explaing Autism as a Whole


Attempts at a Synthesis


What Causes Autism


Personal View


Practical Issues


Assessment, Diagnosis and Screening


Intervention


Care