TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boucher,Jill
TI  - The autistic spectrum: characteristics, causes, and practical issues 
SN  - 9780761962113
AV  - RC553.A88 B68 2009
U1  - 543.5 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Autism
KW  - Autistic Disorder
KW  - Autisme
KW  - gtt
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-400) and index; The subtypes model of autism : concept and definitions -- The spectrum model of autism : concept and definitions -- Filling in the picture : from conformity to diversity -- Facts and figures : epidemiology and lifespan development -- What is autism? Personal view -- A framework for explaining autism -- First causes and brain bases -- Explaining the social, emotional, and communication impairments -- Explaining the repetitive behaviours and lack of imaginative creativity -- Explaining other universal or common behavioural characteristics -- Explaining autism as a whole : attempts at a synthesis -- What causes autism : personal view -- Assessment, diagnosis and screening -- Intervention -- Care
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2008922349-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2008922349-t.html
ER  -