The autistic spectrum : characteristics, causes and practical issues /
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Los Angeles London:
SAGE,
2009
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: What is autism? 1 The subtypes model of autism: concept and definitions, 2 The spectrum model of autism: concept and definitions, 3 Filling in the picture: from conformity to diversity, 4 Facts and figures: epidemiology and lifespan development, 5 What is autism? personal vies, Part II: What causes autism? 6 A framework for explaining autism, 7 First causes and brain bases, 8 Explaining the social, emotional, and communication impairments, 9 Explaining the repetitive behaviours and lack of imaginative creativity, 10 Explaining other universal of common behavioural characteristics, 11 Explaining autism as a whole: attempts at a synthesis, 12 What causes autism: personal view, Part III: Practical issues, 13 Assessment, diagnosis and screening, 14 Intervention, 15 Care.