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The development of autism : a self-regulatory perspective / Thomas L. Whitman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitman, Thomas L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st American pbk. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Tom Whitman proposes a new developmental theory of autism that focuses on the diversity of characteristics associated with this disorder, and how these develop over time. This theory is reconciled and integrated with contemporary theories of autism, including the social, cognitive, linguistic, sensorimotor and biological perspectives.
- Contents:
- Cover; The Development of autism; Contents; Preface; 1 History, Definition, and Assessment; 2 Autism and Its Characteristics; 3 Theories of Autism; 4 Toward a Developmental Theory of Autism; 5 Educational and Biomedical Interventions; 6 Family Stress and Coping; 7 Recommendations to Parents, Therapists/Educators, Researchers, and Social Policy-Makers; Subject Index; Author Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786610262250
- 9781423710295
- 1423710290
- 9781280262258
- 1280262257
- 9781846420795
- 1846420792
- OCLC:
- 567971084
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