UID:
almafu_9959235340602883
Format:
1 online resource (321 p.)
Edition:
1st American pbk. ed.
ISBN:
1423710290
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1-280-26225-7
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9786610262250
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1-4237-1029-0
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1-84642-079-2
Content:
Tom Whitman proposes a new developmental theory of autism that focuses on the diversity of characteristics associated with this disorder, and how these develop over time. This theory is reconciled and integrated with contemporary theories of autism, including the social, cognitive, linguistic, sensorimotor and biological perspectives.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; The Development of autism; Contents; Preface; 1 History, Definition, and Assessment; 2 Autism and Its Characteristics; 3 Theories of Autism; 4 Toward a Developmental Theory of Autism; 5 Educational and Biomedical Interventions; 6 Family Stress and Coping; 7 Recommendations to Parents, Therapists/Educators, Researchers, and Social Policy-Makers; Subject Index; Author Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84985-089-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84310-735-X
Language:
English
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