01747cam a2200277 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000310008804000230011904200080014208200150015010000280016524500930019325000170028626400320030330000430033533600260037833700280040433800270043250400670045950506520052652002790117865000120145722180636OSt20240719151430.0210817s2022    caua     b    001 0 eng    a  2021945390  a9781529744651q(paperback)  aDLCbengerdacDLC  apcc  a371.94 BOU1 aBoucher, Jill,eauthor.10aAutism spectrum disorders :bcharacteristics, causes & practical issues /cJill Boucher.  a3rd edition. 1aLos Angeles :bSAGE,c2022.  ax, 359 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 309-348) and index.  aPart I: What is Autism?
Chapter 1: Historical Background
Chapter 2: Current Concept and Definition
Chapter 3: The Fuller Picture: Shared Characteristics
Chapter 4: The Fuller Picture: Sources of Diversity
Chapter 5: Facts and Figures: Epidemiology and Lifespan Development
Part II: What Causes Autism?
Chapter 6: A Framework for Explaining Autism
Chapter 7: Root Causes
Chapter 8: Brain Bases
Chapter 9: Proximal Causes 1: Diagnostic Behaviours
Chapter 10: Proximal Causes 2: Additional Shared Characteristics and Major Specifiers
Part III: Practical Issues
Chapter 11: Assessment, Diagnosis and Screening
Chapter 12: Intervention
Chapter 13: Care  a"This fully up to date Third Edition offers the latest research on autistic spectrum disorders, exploring theories at the psychological, neurobiological and 'first cause' levels as well as methods of assessment, intervention, education and support"--cProvided by publisher. 0aAutism.