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Editorial Reviews
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"...well orgranized...Perhaps most impressive is the balance of the book...this volume will serve as a useful reference for professionals and family members involved with autistic or developmentally disordered individuals. It represents a straightforward, scholarly approach to presenting current understandings...this volume will make an important contribution to the field." Doody's Publishing, Inc.
"An essential book for professionals, it offers hope for further understanding and treatment of this complex syndrome and sheds light on how all human beings develop." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
"This is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of autism and related developmental disorders such as Asperger's Syndrome. There is an excellent overview of diagnosis and definition..." Readings
"...psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and educators will find this volume both an interesting read and a most useful source of reference." APA Review of Books
"...the reader is likely to find a wealth of information, comprehensive reviews of specific areas with the field of autism research and analysis of the current issues. It provides resource to which the reader can refer again and again." The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review
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Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the clinical and social sciences, this volume reflects recent progress in the understanding of autism and related conditions, and offers an international perspective on the present state of the discipline. Chapters cover current approaches to definition and diagnosis; prevalence and planning for service delivery; cognitive, genetic, and neurobiological features; and pathophysiological mechanisms. Interventions reviewed include the pharmacological, behavioral, and educational, and a thoughtful final chapter addresses the nature of the fundamental social disturbance that characterizes autism.
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"...well orgranized...Perhaps most impressive is the balance of the book...this volume will serve as a useful reference for professionals and family members involved with autistic or developmentally disordered individuals. It represents a straightforward, scholarly approach to presenting current understandings...this volume will make an important contribution to the field." Doody's Publishing, Inc.
"An essential book for professionals, it offers hope for further understanding and treatment of this complex syndrome and sheds light on how all human beings develop." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
"This is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of autism and related developmental disorders such as Asperger's Syndrome. There is an excellent overview of diagnosis and definition..." Readings
"...psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and educators will find this volume both an interesting read and a most useful source of reference." APA Review of Books
"...the reader is likely to find a wealth of information, comprehensive reviews of specific areas with the field of autism research and analysis of the current issues. It provides resource to which the reader can refer again and again." The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review
Product Description
Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the clinical and social sciences, this volume reflects recent progress in the understanding of autism and related conditions, and offers an international perspective on the present state of the discipline. Chapters cover current approaches to definition and diagnosis; prevalence and planning for service delivery; cognitive, genetic, and neurobiological features; and pathophysiological mechanisms. Interventions reviewed include the pharmacological, behavioral, and educational, and a thoughtful final chapter addresses the nature of the fundamental social disturbance that characterizes autism.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 72 books | 82 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: proband wise concordance rate, generative complexity, autistic probands, lesser variant, adolescents with autism (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: New York, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, American Journal of Psychiatry, Archives of General Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are a phenomenologically related set neuropsychiatric disorders. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
proband wise concordance rate, generative complexity, autistic probands, lesser variant, adolescents with autism, autistic subjects, autistic cases, higher functioning autism, autistic individuals, autistic group, autistic disorder, autistic children, autistic twins, more able individuals, infantile autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, autistic patients, whole blood serotonin, childhood autism rating scale, atypical autism, other pervasive developmental disorders, functional communication training, multilocus models, reciprocal social interaction, individuals with autism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (
Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) are a phenomenologically related set neuropsychiatric disorders. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
proband wise concordance rate, generative complexity, autistic probands, lesser variant, adolescents with autism, autistic subjects, autistic cases, higher functioning autism, autistic individuals, autistic group, autistic disorder, autistic children, autistic twins, more able individuals, infantile autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, autistic patients, whole blood serotonin, childhood autism rating scale, atypical autism, other pervasive developmental disorders, functional communication training, multilocus models, reciprocal social interaction, individuals with autism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (