Signs of autism in infants : recognition and early intervention / edited by Stella Acquarone ; foreword by Joan Raphael-Leff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Acquarone, Stella.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism in children.

Infants--Mental health.

Infants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Karnac, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As a group, babies later diagnosed as autistic are found to have more complications during gestation and delivery than their normal siblings and others. In addition to all these complications, infants later diagnosed on the autistic spectrum have a two-fold rate of residence in neonatal intensive care units. Over the past 50 years, ever younger previously non-viable very low weight babies are being kept alive, some born as much as four months before term. However, it is becoming apparent that miraculous procedures to counteract organ immaturity and prolonged incubation contribute to a new gamut of hitherto unknown forms of neurological damage. With pregnancy curtailed, prematurely separated mothers and their babies both experience a prolonged state of limbo, with the fragile infant being exposed to excruciating medical interventions and overwhelming stimulation. International researchers and clinicians renowned for their work in the field of early autism come together to resolve queries around the long debate on the development and resolution of autism.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD Expectations and experiences of parents with a pre-autistic baby; INTRODUCTION; PART I History of early signs and interventions; PART II Research on early signs; PART III Early psychoanalytic intervention approaches; PART IV Theoretical contributions; Conclusion The case for training, early screening, early treatment, and further research; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91924-7

0-429-90501-7

0-429-48024-5

1-283-06915-6

9786613069153

1-84940-548-4

9780429480249

OCLC:

723944611