The Autisms
4th Edition
Published on 5. January 2012
Book
Hardback
408 pages
978-0-19-973212-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Autisms, written by Mary Coleman and Christopher Gillberg, demonstrates that autism, like mental retardation, is a clinical presentation of numerous different diseases, many with genomic underpinnings. In this ground-breaking work, the authors explain in great detail how to clinically diagnose infants, children, adolescents and adults with autistic behavioral features and their psychiatric and neurological work-ups.
This new edition contains several chapters on the associated problems of autism, such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, tics, eating disorders and sleep problems, as well as a chapter on epidemiology that documents the historical increase in autism diagnoses. Several chapters summarize the latest data on neuroanatomy, biochemistry and neuropsychology, while three neurogenomics chapters show evidence suggesting that autism occurs due to genetic errors which cause interruption or misdirection of critical neurodevelopmental circuits in the fetal brain.
Completely up-to-date, The Autisms is relevant and necessary reading for researchers and clinicians in neuroscience, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and psychology.
This new edition contains several chapters on the associated problems of autism, such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, tics, eating disorders and sleep problems, as well as a chapter on epidemiology that documents the historical increase in autism diagnoses. Several chapters summarize the latest data on neuroanatomy, biochemistry and neuropsychology, while three neurogenomics chapters show evidence suggesting that autism occurs due to genetic errors which cause interruption or misdirection of critical neurodevelopmental circuits in the fetal brain.
Completely up-to-date, The Autisms is relevant and necessary reading for researchers and clinicians in neuroscience, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and psychology.
Reviews / Votes
The Autisms by Drs. Coleman and Gillberg is a veritable tour de force with encyclopedic coverage of what is known, suspected, and responsibly postulated about autism. The writing is clear, concise, and comprehensive. There are masterful discussions covering major topics of interest. The consistency offered by two major authors as opposed to many contributors of individual chapters is a breath of fresh air and this book is accessible and useful for a wide range of professionals as well as families dealing with this important group of disorders. * Phillip L. Pearl, MD, Division Chief, Child Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Music, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC *More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
966 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-973212-8 (9780199732128)
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Additional editions
Mary Coleman | Christopher Gillberg
The Autisms
E-Book
12/2011
4th Edition
OUP eBook
€121.99
Available for download
Mary Coleman | Christopher Gillberg
The Autisms
E-Book
12/2011
4th Edition
OUP eBook
€121.99
Available for download
Persons
Mary Coleman is a pediatric neurologist specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders. She has published over 100 papers and nine medical books, five of which are on autism. She was educated at the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University with neurology training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and Children's Hospital in D.C.
Christopher Gillberg is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is one of the leading neuropsychiatrists in the world and has published over 500 papers and 25 books. He is an active researcher and clinician in the field of autism as well as in the fields of other childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, tic disorders, learning disability, epilepsy and eating disorders.
Christopher Gillberg is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is one of the leading neuropsychiatrists in the world and has published over 500 papers and 25 books. He is an active researcher and clinician in the field of autism as well as in the fields of other childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, tic disorders, learning disability, epilepsy and eating disorders.
Content
Part One - The Autisms as a Spectrum ; 1. Diagnosis of the autisms in infancy ; 2. The clinical course of autism in childhood and adolescence ; 3. Adults with autism ; 4. Asperger syndrome ; 5. Comorbidities and symptom complexes ; 6. Epidemiology: is autism increasing? ; 7. Timing: When do diseases with autistic features begin? ; 8. Neuroanatomy: which parts of the brain are involved? ; 9. Neuropsychology and cognitive psychology in the autisms ; 10. Autism and epilepsy ; 11. Biochemistry, immunology, endocrinology ; Part Two - The Autisms as a Syndrome ; 12. Clinical subgroups ; 13. Neurogenomics: Genes ; 14. Neurogenomics: Chromosomes ; 15. Neurogenomics: Mitochondrial disorders, environment, epigenetics ; Part Three - Treatment and Support in the Autisms ; 16. Educational and behavioral interventions throughout the life span in autism ; 17. Prevention, reversal autism, and medical therapies ; 18. Conclusion ; Appendix One - Recommended psychiatric/psychological workup in autism. ; Appendix Two - Updated neurological workup for children with autistic features ; Glossary ; Index