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Genre/Form: | Conference papers and proceedings Congresses Congrès |
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Material Type: | Conference publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Eric Schopler; Gary B Mesibov; Linda J Kunce |
ISBN: | 9781461374503 1461374502 |
OCLC Number: | 890206749 |
Notes: | Reprint. Originally published: New York : Plenum Press, 1998. |
Description: | xviii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Overview: Introduction to Asperger Syndrome (AS) & High-Functioning Autism (HFA); E. Schopler, G. Mesibov. The History of Asperger Syndrome; L. Wing. Subtyping Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Issues of Validity and Implication for Child Psychiatric Diagnosis; J. Pomeroy. Diagnostic and Assessment Issues: High-Functioning People with Autism and AS; A Literature Review; C. Gillberg, S. Ehlers. AS and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities; F. Volkmar, A. Klin. Neuropsychological Issues: Neurobiology of AS: Seven Case Studies and Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings; A. Lincoln, et al. Treatment Issues: Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations with Students with AS and HFA;C. Gray. Language and Communication in HFA and AS; D. Twachtman-Cullen. Related Conditions: Repetitive Thoughts and Behaviors in PDD: Phenomenology and Pharmacotherapy; C. McDougle. Learning Characteristics of Individuals With AS; S. Hooper, M.B. Bundy. Personal Essays: A Personal Account of Autism; T. McKean. Conclusion: Premature Popularization of AS; E. Schopler. 8 Additional Articles. Index. |
Series Title: | Current issues in autism. |
Responsibility: | edited by Eric Schopler and Gary B. Mesibov, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Linda J. Kunce, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois. |
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".....clearly written discussions of diagnosis, phenomenology, and interventions in autistic spectrum disorders..........Fascinating accounts of HFA and AS give some access to the unusual subjective worlds of people affected by these disorders." (A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health, (March 1999) "This is a book that should be in medical libraries, and on the shelves of many child and adolescent psychiatrics. "(Canadian Child Psychiatry Review, 10:3 (2001) Read more...
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- Asperger's syndrome -- Congresses.
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- Autisme -- Congrès.
- Enfants autistes -- Éducation -- Congrès.
- Autisme infantile -- Congrès.
- Asperger's syndrome.
- Autism.
- Autism in children.
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