The Biology of the Autistic
Syndromes (Clinics in Developmental Medicine, No 153/4)
by Christopher Gillberg, Mary Coleman
3rd Edition
Cambridge University Press 2000
A comprehensive and updated review of all neurobiological facts about autistic spectrum disorders.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Clinical Diagnosis
3. Asperger Syndrome
4. Diagnosis in Infancy
5. Clinical Course in Childhood and Adolescence
6. Adults with Autism
7. Additional Behaviors Seen in Individuals with Autism
8. The Epidemiology of Autism and Its Spectrum Disorders
9. Neuropsychology in Autism and Its Spectrum Disorders
10. The Disease Entities of Autism
11. Double Syndromes
12. Epilepsy and Electrophysiology
13. Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Immunology
14. Structural Information-from Brain Imaging and Neuropathology
15. The Genetics of Autism
16. The First Neuropsychiatric Assessment
17. Medical Therapies
18. Other Interventions
19. The Neurology of Autism
20. Other Established Syndromes Reported in Patients With Autism
21. Auditory and Visual Considerations
Appendix 1: Glossary of Genetic Terms
Appendix 2: Charter for Persons with Autism
Index
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