Boucher, Jill. <br/><br/>
The autistic spectrum  characteristics, causes, and practical issues /  [[Book] :] 
Jill Boucher. 
 - Los Angeles :  SAGE,  2009. 
 - x, 412 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-400) and index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-400) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> All age. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761962115 0761962123 (pbk.) 9780761962113 9780761962120 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008922349 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA770860  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101495109  DNLM 013833773  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Autism.<br/>Autistic Disorder.<br/>Autisme.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC553.A88  / B68 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.85882 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>616.85882  / B A WM 203.5  / B753a 2009