Children with Autism
Diagnosis and Intervention to Meet Their Needs
2nd edition
Colwyn Trevarthen, Jacqueline Robarts, Despina Papoudi and Kenneth J. Aitken
Paperback: £25.00 / $49.95
1998, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 368pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-555-6, BIC 2: VFJD
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Preface. 1.Introduction. 2.The `Discovery' of Autism and Many Definitions. 3.Similar Disorders and Important Distinctions. 4.How Many Autistic Children? 5.What Causes Autism? What Are the First Effects? 6.Brain Development and Autism. 7.Brain Abnormalities in Autism. 8.Where Development of the Communicating Mind Goes Astray. 9.Communicating and Playing with an Autistic Child. 10.What Can Be Done? 11.Music Therapy for Children with Autism. 12.Psychoanalysis and the Management of Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Including Autism. 13.Education for Autistic Children. 14.Putting the Pieces Together. Appendix 1.Autism in Medical Diagnostic Systems. Appendix 2. Checklists and Questionnaires for Autism. Appendix 3. Information on the Internet. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.
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