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Book at a glance

Area
Autism
Written for
Clinicians & technicians
Authors
Waterhouse L
Publisher
Academic Press (Elsevier)
Year
2012
Edition
1st edition
Pages
480
ISBN
9780124159617

What's inside

  • Why autism varies so much from person to person
  • Differences in symptoms even within one family
  • Genetic and environmental risk factors
  • Prevalence and how autism is diagnosed

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A review of autism research which argues that 'autism' is not one disorder. Looking across studies of causes, symptoms, course and treatment, Waterhouse finds no single brain difference, cause or cure. She concludes that the symptoms are real but, like a fever, can arise from many different causes.

Written for clinicians and researchers working with autism.

Chapters

  1. Autism Heterogeneity
  2. Autism Symptom Heterogeneity Exists in Family Members
  3. The Social Brain is a Complex Super-Network
  4. Genetic Risk Factors Link Autism to Many Other Disorders
  5. Environmental Risk Factors Link Autism to Many Other Outcomes
  6. Savant Skills, Special Skills, and Intelligence Vary Widely in Autism
  7. Increasing Prevalence and the Problem of Diagnosis
  8. Autism Symptoms Exist but the Disorder Remains Elusive