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Researching the Autism Spectrum: Contemporary Perspectives - Hardcover

Edited By Ilona Roth , Payam Rezaie

 
9780521518963: Researching the Autism Spectrum: Contemporary Perspectives
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521518962 ISBN 13: 9780521518963
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This selection of contemporary research provides up-to-date perspectives from leading investigators who are at the cutting edge of studies in autism spectrum disorders. The book allows readers to grasp new approaches to understanding the autism spectrum. Key areas of theory and research are covered, from classification and diagnosis, genetics, neurology and biochemistry, to socio-cognitive, developmental and educational perspectives, essential to a broader understanding of the autism spectrum. In addition it introduces new emphases on MEG, epilepsy and memory. In highlighting both biomedical and psychological perspectives, this book reflects the multi-level emphasis of contemporary thinking about autism. By addressing key unanswered questions, Researching the Autism Spectrum acts as a guidepost for future research and provides an authoritative and multidisciplinary perspective.

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About the Author

Dr Ilona Roth is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Department of Life Sciences at the Open University. Her textbooks and media materials have a wide audience in and beyond the OU. Her research focuses on alterations of cognitive and socio-cognitive functioning in autism spectrum disorders and dementia. Key recent publications focus on imagination and on the autism spectrum.

Dr Payam Rezaie is Reader in Neuropathology in the Department of Life Sciences at the Open University. His research interests and expertise lie in clinical and experimental neuropathology and in developmental neurobiology. He is leading a programme of research into the neuropathology of autism supported by Autism Speaks and the Autism Tissue Program (USA).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521518962
ISBN 13 
9780521518963
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
400
Editor
Ilona Roth, Payam Rezaie