Autism and pervasive developmental disorders / 
 Autism & Pervasive Developmental Disorders 
edited by Fred R. Volkmar. 
 - Second edition. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2007. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 343 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
 - Cambridge child and adolescent psychiatry .
 - Cambridge child and adolescent psychiatry series. .
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<br/><br/> Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the clinical and social sciences, this thoroughly revised and updated new edition reflects the most recent progress in the understanding of autism and related conditions, and offers an international perspective on the present state of the discipline. Chapters cover current approaches to definition and diagnosis; prevalence and planning for service delivery; cognitive, genetic, and neurobiological features; and pathophysiological mechanisms. There is a new chapter covering communication issues. Interventions reviewed include the pharmacological, behavioral, and educational, and a thoughtful final chapter addresses the nature of the fundamental social disturbance that characterizes autism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780511544446 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Autism in children.<br/>Developmental disabilities.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RJ506.A9  / A8928 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>618.92/85882