Theories of Autism (Autism Series)

By Cheryl D. Seifert

With investigative groups running independent of each other, the major goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to theories of autism, including results of major studies of behavior within the context of a biological explanation of autism. Two opposing theoretical systems are compared psychoanalytic theory and modern evolutionary theory and the latter, a biological approach to personality theory is confirmed. By appreciating the part played by heredity and the environment, this book offers a fresh and insightful understanding of autism. It reads as a thorough overview and history of the literature and thinking on the subject of autism over the past 40 years. Contents: Rethinking Theories of Autism; Defining Autism; An Evolutionary View of Personality Development; Piaget's Analysis of Intelligence; Language and Thought in Autism; Aphasias and Autism; Human-Figure Drawing as a Projection of Autistic Experience; and Theoretical Bases of Treatments. Includes illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819177180
• ISBN13: 9780819177186
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.6" x 6.1"