The Handbook of Autism

This updated edition of this best-selling handbook explores and expands on the practical and jargon free information of first edition. The authors dispel many of the myths surrounding this puzzling and complex disorder and provide practical information that makes sense, covering both medical and educational issues.

Maureen Aarons, Tessa Gittens

Author's note Foreword by Lorna Wing Introduction 1. The Variable Picture of Autism 2. The History of Autism 3. What Causes Autism? 4. Problems of Diagnoses 5. Understanding Autism: Assessing the Autistic Child 6. Practical Considerations - Management and Counselling 7. Speech and Language: Communication Development in Autistic Children 8. Educating Autistic Children 9. Growing up - What lies Beyond? 10. A Postscript - Alternative Treatments and Cures for Autism? Appendices References and Further Reading Index.