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1 online resource (1445 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Autism Turns 65: A Neurologist's Bird's Eye View; Section I: Historical perspective, diagnosis and classification, and epidemiology; Section II: Core features and developmental trajectories; Section III: Psychiatric and medical comorbidities; Section IV: Broader autism phenotype; Section V: Neurobiology; Section VI: Etiology: Genetics; Section VII: Etiology: Environmental Factors; Section VIII: Animal models and theoretical perspectives; Section IX: Treatment approaches; Section X: Best practices in the diagnosis and treatment of autism. |
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Section XI: Public policyIndex. |
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Autism is an emerging area of basic and clinical research, and has only recently been recognized as a major topic in biomedical research. Approximately 1 in 150 children are diagnosed as autistic, so it is also an intense growth area in behavioral and educational treatments. Financial resources have begun to be raised for more comprehensive research and an increasing number of scientists are becoming involved in autism research. In many respects, autism has become a model for conducting translational research on a psychiatric disorder. This text provides a comprehensive summary of all current. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Autism spectrum disorders.
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Autism spectrum disorders. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Geschwind, Daniel.
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Dawson, Geraldine.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Amaral, David. Autism Spectrum Disorders. Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, ©2011 9780195371826 |
| ISBN |
9780199707478 electronic book |
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0199707472 electronic book |
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