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Autism : a very short introduction / Uta Frith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 195.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (129 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199207565
  • 0199207569
  • 9780191548802
  • 0191548804
  • 1281975672
  • 9781281975676
  • 9780191776922
  • 0191776920
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Autism.DDC classification:
  • 618.92/89 22
LOC classification:
  • RJ506.A9 .F694 2008eb
NLM classification:
  • 2008 N-614
  • WM 203.5
Other classification:
  • R742.8
Online resources:
Contents:
The autism spectrum -- The changing face of autism -- A huge increase in cases -- Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder -- Social communication : the heart of the matter -- Seeing the world differently -- From theory to practice.
Summary: What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? This Very Short Introduction answers the key questions and offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. - ;What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome?. Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is lit.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-126) and index.

Print version record.

The autism spectrum -- The changing face of autism -- A huge increase in cases -- Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder -- Social communication : the heart of the matter -- Seeing the world differently -- From theory to practice.

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? This Very Short Introduction answers the key questions and offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. - ;What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome?. Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is lit.

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