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Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Research Review for Practitioners

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This is an interesting book - the main thing to know about is the variability of the chapters. Some are really excellent, others, at best, so-so. Although the book jacket says the authors are world leaders or some such this is only really true for a few of the authors - others you've never heard of. The chapters which are excellent are really good. The inconsistent chapters probably have to do with the fact that all authors are pulled from the same place - Am. Psychiatric Publishing is also not known for high quality!

This book provides an excellent, coherant and up-to-date summary of the research in autism. There are chapters relating to diagnosis, etiology, treatment and working with families that truly synthesis the plethora of information available. These researchers have managed to use language that is useful to parents and practitioners to help them sift through recent information. If you work with children who have autism spectrum disorders this book is a "must read".

This book was required reading for an Autism course I'm taking. Although chalked with relevant information, much of it was very outdated (from 2003 when it was published.) It is in great need of a revised edition.

Great basic information and detailed medical detail. Written in medical language and with the specialist in mind (not parents of ASD children.) Nevertheless, parents would find it an interesting peek behind the beginnings of one of the world's top Autism Research Clinics (the MIND institute.) Includes an interesting mini-biography on how and why the MIND was formed.