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Autism spectrum disorders through the life span / Digby Tantam.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.Description: xxvi, 550 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 184310993X
  • 9781843109938
  • 9781843109938:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85882
Contents:
Sciences basic to ASD -- Neurology of the superficial structures of the brain -- Cerebellum and deep structures in the forebrain -- Interactions in genes and neurons -- Developmental, social and emotional considerations -- Social orientation, communication and language -- Nonverbal communication, empathy and theory of mind -- Neuropsychology of ASD -- Clinical aspects of ASD -- Autistic syndrome -- Presentation, prevalence, treatment and course of the autism spectrum disorders -- Clinical assessment of the ASDs -- Aetiology of the autism spectrum disorders -- Presentation in infancy and childhood (the pre-school years) -- Presentation of Asperger syndrome in middle childhood -- Presentation of Kanner syndrome in middle childhood -- Presentation of Asperger syndrome in later childhood and adolescence -- Presentation of atypical Asperger syndrome, often with ADHD, in late childhood and adolescence (secondary school and college) -- Presentation and consequences of Asperger syndrome in adulthood.

CW717, CW758, CW768

Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-541) and index.

Sciences basic to ASD -- Neurology of the superficial structures of the brain -- Cerebellum and deep structures in the forebrain -- Interactions in genes and neurons -- Developmental, social and emotional considerations -- Social orientation, communication and language -- Nonverbal communication, empathy and theory of mind -- Neuropsychology of ASD -- Clinical aspects of ASD -- Autistic syndrome -- Presentation, prevalence, treatment and course of the autism spectrum disorders -- Clinical assessment of the ASDs -- Aetiology of the autism spectrum disorders -- Presentation in infancy and childhood (the pre-school years) -- Presentation of Asperger syndrome in middle childhood -- Presentation of Kanner syndrome in middle childhood -- Presentation of Asperger syndrome in later childhood and adolescence -- Presentation of atypical Asperger syndrome, often with ADHD, in late childhood and adolescence (secondary school and college) -- Presentation and consequences of Asperger syndrome in adulthood.

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