Autism spectrum disorders : characteristics, causes & practical issues / Jill Boucher.

By:

Boucher, Jill [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2022Edition: 3rd editionDescription: x, 359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781529744651

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 616.85882 B660a

LOC classification:

RC553.A88 B68 2022

Contents:

Part I. What is autism? -- Historical concept and definition -- Current concept and definition -- The fuller picture: shared characteristics -- The fuller picture: sources of diversity -- Facts and figures: epidemiology and lifespan development -- Part II. What causes autism? -- A framework for explaining autism -- Root causes -- Brain bases -- Psychological causes 1: diagnostic behaviours -- Psychological causes 2: additional shared characteristics and major specifiers -- Part III. Practical issues -- Assessment, diagnosis and screening -- Intervention -- Care.

Summary: "This fully up to date Third Edition offers the latest research on autistic spectrum disorders, exploring theories at the psychological, neurobiological and 'first cause' levels as well as methods of assessment, intervention, education and support"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "What are the historical foundations of autism and what precisely is meant by the ′autistic spectrum′? How can we explain behavioural patterns of people with autism, young or old, and what are the major theoretical bases for understanding these? What is the latest thinking regarding diagnosis, and what are the most effective strategies for assessment, education and care for people on the autistic spectrum? From historical information to methods of assessment, and from intervention to education and support, this informative and accessible text explores theories at the psychological, neurobiological and ′first cause′ levels. This fully up to date Third Edition answers these questions with a strong practical focus, encompassing the latest research on autistic spectrum disorders"-- Amazon.com.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library	Circulation Section	CIR 616.85882 B660a 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1-1	Available		031194

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This fully up to date Third Edition offers the latest research on autistic spectrum disorders, exploring theories at the psychological, neurobiological and 'first cause' levels as well as methods of assessment, intervention, education and support"-- Provided by publisher.

"What are the historical foundations of autism and what precisely is meant by the ′autistic spectrum′? How can we explain behavioural patterns of people with autism, young or old, and what are the major theoretical bases for understanding these? What is the latest thinking regarding diagnosis, and what are the most effective strategies for assessment, education and care for people on the autistic spectrum?
From historical information to methods of assessment, and from intervention to education and support, this informative and accessible text explores theories at the psychological, neurobiological and ′first cause′ levels. This fully up to date Third Edition answers these questions with a strong practical focus, encompassing the latest research on autistic spectrum disorders"-- Amazon.com.

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