Guides and handbooks are reference manuals usually consulted for basic information or instruction, quick fact-finding, or for a concise and authoritative survey of a topic.
Covers all aspects of autism spectrum disorders, including recognition of autism in the forties and the development of ways to diagnose autism, why autism has been expanded to the autistic spectrum disorders, what is known and not known about the autism epidemic, the causes of ASDs, the importance of screening and early intervention and information about the outcome for individuals with ASDs, and promising areas of research.
Examines the latest thinking on diagnosis, management, education, and medical aspects of the condition, and explores areas of special difficulty such as social understanding and communication.
In this collection of 53 articles contributors describe their work in a range of aspects of autism and related disorders, focusing on diagnosis, development, neurobiology and behavior.