Autism

by Laura Schreibman

Book Overview

Schreibman presents a concise yet comprehensive discussion of autism for the reader who has little or no knowledge of the disorder while keeping the discussion sophisticated in terms of child psychology and research issues. She discusses the history of the diagnosis of autism and then details the specific behavioural characteristics associated with the syndrome and the controversy of the diagnostic issues. A section on the etiology of autism describes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803928106
• ISBN13: 9780803928107
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"