The autistic spectrum characteristics, causes, and practical issues / [[Book] :]
Jill Boucher.
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009.
- x, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-400) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-400) and index.
The subtypes model of autism : concept and definitions -- The spectrum model of autism : concept and definitions -- Filling in the picture : from conformity to diversity -- Facts and figures : epidemiology and lifespan development -- What is autism? Personal view -- A framework for explaining autism -- First causes and brain bases -- Explaining the social, emotional, and communication impairments -- Explaining the repetitive behaviours and lack of imaginative creativity -- Explaining other universal or common behavioural characteristics -- Explaining autism as a whole : attempts at a synthesis -- What causes autism : personal view -- Assessment, diagnosis and screening -- Intervention -- Care.