Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Second Edition (Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - Softcover

 
9780521549578: Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Second Edition (Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521549574 ISBN 13: 9780521549578
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the clinical and social sciences, this thoroughly revised and updated new edition reflects the most recent progress in the understanding of autism and related conditions, and offers an international perspective on the present state of the discipline. Chapters cover current approaches to definition and diagnosis; prevalence and planning for service delivery; cognitive, genetic, and neurobiological features; and pathophysiological mechanisms. There is a new chapter covering communication issues. Interventions reviewed include the pharmacological, behavioral, and educational, and a thoughtful final chapter addresses the nature of the fundamental social disturbance that characterizes autism.

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About the Author

Fred Volkmar is the Irving B. Harris Professor Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology at the Child Study Center, Yale University.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521549574
ISBN 13 
9780521549578
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
356
Editor
Volkmar Fred R.