Infantile autism : the syndrome and its implications for a neural theory of behavior by Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. /
edited by Stephen M. Edelson, PH.D. ; forewords by Margaret L. Bauman, M.D. and Temple Grandin, Ph.D. ; original foreword by Leo Kanner, M.D. ; afterword by Sidney M. Baker, M.D.
- 50th anniversary updated edition.
- 352 pages ; 23 cm
Commentary on: Infantile autism / Bernard Rimland. c1964.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-338) and indexes.
The syndrome of early infantile autism : background, course, diagnosis and prognosis -- The parents of autistic children -- The etiology of infantile autism : the problem of biological versus psychological causation -- The differentiation of early infantile autism from childhood schizophrenia -- Autism as a cognitive dysfunction -- The specific biology of infantile autism : sensory phenomena, psychopharmacology, autopsy reports and hyperoxia as related to the reticular formation -- The theory : integration and support -- Ideas for research -- Some implications of early infantile autism for the study of personality -- Further implications of the study of autism -- Some implications of early infantile autism for a theory of behavior.