The Neuroscience of Autism provides a comprehensive accounting of autism spectrum disorders by integrating scientific findings from behavioral, cognitive and neurobiological research. The book begins by defining autism, identifying characteristics and prevalence, exploring its history, and then moving on to the cognitive and social bases of behavioral symptoms, the brain bases of behavioral and cognitive symptoms, and finally, intervention practices. It examines theoretical models such as weak central coherence, enhanced perceptual functioning, and the extreme male brain hypothesis.
Finally, the book addresses the increased attention on the brain connectivity model of autism, looking at the synchronization of brain activity across different brain areas, the causal influence of a brain region on another, and white matter cable connections in the brain.
- Delves into the increasing prevalence of autism in the United States
- Focuses on screening tools for early identification
- Discusses the neuroanatomical differences seen in individuals with autism
- Examines the inferences gained from functional MRI studies of autism
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-12-816736-6 (9780128167366)
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1. History of Autism2. Definition, Prevalence, and Behavioral Symptoms of Autism3. Early Identification and Diagnosis of Autism4. Social, Cognitive, Perceptual, and Other Models of Autism5. The Neuroanatomy of Autism6. Brain Function and Brain Connectivity in Autism7. White Matter Microstructure in Autism8. Animal Models of Autism9. Genetic Etiologies of Autism: Unpacking Pathogenic Mechanisms and Characteristics10. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder
11. Overview of Autism Interventions
