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Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Two Volume Set

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Allowing for the inevitable time lag between copy editing, proof reading and final publication, this two volume set is as near as anyone will get at present to comprehensive state of the art reveiew of trends in research and therapy. Having digested the previous version - one volume with a blue cover - I was a little sceptical about the added-value that any new edition might bring. Honestly, I could not have been more wrong. There is a great deal more orgnaic science in this volume and the sections of therapy and interventions are well worth reading carefully. This review is not about the content of the book, more a case of witnessing that if you have bought the blue book, you should buy this set.

I am a parent of a young adult with high functioning autism. We used this book as our textbook in a survey of autism class at Jhons Hopkins University. This book is excellent, except for the sections on adolescence and young adulthood. These sections are very weak because research in these areas is sparse. For readers interested in adolesence, I would instead buy any book by Brenda Myles, Phd.

I would not believe anything he writes because of his anti-science bias. For example, in his adolescent psychiatry book he presents alot of patent falsehoods on ME (CFS) that likely serve to retard the science and cause a great deal of iatrogenic morbidity.

Well written and referenced within chapters and volumes. All you need to know regarding current research and best practice in the field of Autism. Highly recommend.

I will keep it short...This book contains the most up to date information currently available on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
It is not an easy read, but if you are a student, professional, or a parent who wants the background, the studies, the experiments, the techniques, etc than this is for you.
Bottom Line...Any professional working with ASD should have this book in their library to use as a reference and guide