Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Published on 1. April 1987
Book
Hardback
784 pages
978-0-471-81231-9 (ISBN)
Description
The first major handbook on autism and related developmental disorders, presenting chapters written by leading contributors to the field with national and international reputations. It brings together the major lines of research findings from several related disciplines, descriptive and diagnostic characteristics, intervention methods and legal and social issues. The syndrome is looked at from several perspectives - psychological, biological, neurophysiological, pharmacological and biochemical. A separate section deals with issues of educating the autistic individual, including academic training, social skills, language and vocational skills. The final section, called "Perspectives," includes chapters by eminent scholars outside the field of autism research who provide their unique points of view on topics raised in the preceding sections.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
1616 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-81231-9 (9780471812319)
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Other editions
New editions
Donald J. Cohen | Anne M. Donnellan | Donald Cohen
Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Book
04/1997
2nd Edition
Wiley
€126.27
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Content
CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTISTIC SYNDROMES: Sydromes of Autism and Atypical Behavior; Social Development; Communication; Perception in Autistic Children; Neurological Functioning; Neurophysiologic Studies of Infantile Autism; Neurochemical Studies of Autism; Epidemiological Surveys of Infantile Autism; INTERVENTIONS: Issues in Curriculum Development Issues in Individualized Placements for Students with Autism; Facilitating Communication: Pre-Language Approaches; Training For Work; Residential Programming at Benhaven School; Classroon Structure and Autism; Issues in Developing Personnel Preparation Programs; Initiating and Administering Programs: Alternative Schools; Psychopharmacology; AUTISM AND SOCIETY: Public Policy: Themes and Emerging Issues; Obtaining Educational Services for Autistic Children; PERSPECTIVES: A Unified Theoretical Perspective on Autism; Functionalism: A Perspective on Autistic Communication; Educational and Residential Placement.