Understanding the nature of autism and Asperger's disorder : forty years of clinical practice and pioneering research / Edward R. Ritvo ; foreword by Tony Attwood.
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TextPublication details: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (174 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 1846424534
- 9781846424533
- 1280568348
- 9781280568343
- 9786610568345
- 6610568340
- 616.85/8832 22
- RC553.A88 R58 2006eb
- 2005 O-631
- WM 203.5
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Includes bibliographical references (page 167) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Understanding how to understand a disease -- 2. The clinical symptoms : from severe autism to Asperger's disorder -- 3. The life course of autism and Asperger's disorder -- 4. Searching the brain for clues -- 5. Searching for causes -- 6. Supportive treatments : which ones, when, and for whom -- 7. My casebook -- 8. The importance of obtaining a diagnosis -- 9. The "official diagnostic criteria" -- Epilogue -- Suggestions for gathering further information.
Print version record.
This book is an accessible introduction for professionals, families and individuals with autism. Prof. Ritvo traces the historical development of understanding about autism and Asperger's Disorder, from the centuries of misdiagnoses and the first recognition of the characteristics of the disorders to his own highly-regarded methods for diagnosis.
English.
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