Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children
1st Edition
Published on 19. March 2004
Book
Hardback
338 pages
978-0-8247-5061-9 (ISBN)
Description
Impeccably researched and written by a nationally known team of specialists from neurodevelopmental pediatrics, psychology, epidemiology, education, occupational therapy, and speech therapy backgrounds, "Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children" presents a multidisciplinary profile of autism and pervasive developmental disorders in children. Tracing the history of autism and tracking the latest research on its causation and neurological basis, this volume offers both traditional medical and complementary and alternative medicine approaches-as well as reliable methods for assessing treatment efficacy
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
693 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8247-5061-9 (9780824750619)
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Vidya Bhushan Gupta
Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children
E-Book
03/2004
CRC Press
€251.99
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Vidya Bhushan Gupta
Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children
E-Book
03/2004
1st Edition
CRC Press
€251.99
Available for download
Person
Vidya Bhushan Gupta
Content
Foreword, Preface, Contributors, 1. History, Definition, and Classification of Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 2. The Epidemiology of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3. Etiology of Autism, 4. Neurological Basis of Autism, 5. Early Clinical Characteristics of Children with Autism, 6. Screening and Diagnosis for Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 7. Informing, Educating, and Supporting the Family, 8. Behavioral and Educational Interventions for Young Children with Autism, 9. Communication Disorders in Children with Autism: Characteristics, Assessment, Treatment, 10. Sensory Integration and Occupational Therapy Intervention for Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 11. Drug Therapy (Pharmacotherapy) of Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 12. Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Autism, 13. Planning Education Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 14. Science as a Candle in the Dark: Evidence-Based Approach to Evaluating Interventions, Appendix: Prognosis in Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Index