TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boucher,Jill
TI  - Autism spectrum disorders: characteristics, causes & practical issues 
SN  - 9781529744651
AV  - RC553.A88 B68 2022
U1  - 616.85882 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Autism
KW  - Autism spectrum disorders
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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"--; "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"--
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