Ideas roadshow. Exploring autism : a conversation with Uta Frith / produced by Justin Malecki, Howard Burton, Open Agenda Publishing.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Burton, Howard, 1965- producer, interviewer.

Malecki, Justin, producer.

Frith, Uta, interviewee.

Open Agenda Publishing, production company, publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism.

Autism spectrum disorders.

Asperger's syndrome.

Frith, Uta--Interviews.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 minutes)

Other Title:

Exploring autism : a conversation with Uta Frith

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Open Agenda Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Uta Frith, Professor of Cognitive Development at University College London, is one of the world's leading experts on autism. Topics that are examined in this extensive conversation are what autism actually is; the reasons behind the increased number of diagnoses over the last few years; autism spectrum disorders; Asperger's syndrome; mentalizing; brain imaging to research the cognitive and neurobiological bases of autism and the famous Sally-Anne experiment that led researchers to conclude that a central aspect of autism involves an absence of an otherwise innate mechanism to "mentalize" - to instinctively appreciate the thoughts, beliefs and desires of others. Chapters: Introduction Chapter 1: Is There an Autism Epidemic? Chapter 2: What Is Autism, Anyway? Chapter 3: The Sally-Anne Experiment Chapter 4: Scanning the Brain Chapter 5: Environmental or Genetic? Chapter 6: Asperger and Weak Central Coherence Chapter 7: Gender Imbalance Chapter 8: What Is To Be Done?

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 16, 2022).

OCLC:

1328059003