Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders / edited by Fred R. Volkmar.
Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the clinical and social sciences, this thoroughly revised and updated new edition reflects the most recent progress in the understanding of autism and related conditions, and offers an international perspective on the present state of the disciplin...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2007.
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| Series: | Cambridge child and adolescent psychiatry series.
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| Summary: | Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the clinical and social sciences, this thoroughly revised and updated new edition reflects the most 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. There is a new chapter covering communication issues. 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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| Item Description: | Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Dec 2011). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (356 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780511544446 0511544448 9780521549578 0521549574 128085054X 9781280850547 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511544446 |