Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism by C Gillberg, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Thirty papers by an international panel representing a wide variety of professional and theoretical approaches summarize the major recent research and clinical developments in the field of autism from infancy to adulthood. Topics include early symptoms, social and cognitive dysfunctions, recent neurobiological findings, immunological investigations, educational evaluation, pharmacotherapy, psychodynamic oriented psychotherapy, exchange and development therapies, a London home-treatment program, the organization of services for autistic children and their families, and the special problems of autistic adolescents and adults. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews. com) | Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism by C Gillberg, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters