The biology of the autistic syndromes /

Gillberg, Christopher, 1950-

The biology of the autistic syndromes / Christopher Gillberg, Mary Coleman. - 3rd ed. - London : New York : Mac Keith Press ; Distributed by Cambridge University Press, 2000. - x, 330 p. : ill., 25 cm. - Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 153/4 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. INTRODUCTION 1 -- 2. CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS 4 -- 3. ASPERGER SYNDROME 39 -- 4. DIAGNOSIS IN INFANCY 53 -- 5. CLINICAL COURSE IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 63 -- 6. ADULTS WITH AUTISM 73 -- 7. ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORS SEEN IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM 79 -- 8. THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AUTISM AND ITS SPECTRUM DISORDERS 85 -- 9. NEUROPSYCHOLOGY IN AUTISM AND ITS SPECTRUM DISORDERS 102 -- 10. THE DISEASE ENTITIES OF AUTISM 118 -- 11. DOUBLE SYNDROMES 136 -- 12. EPILEPSY AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 185 -- 13. BIOCHEMISTRY, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 197 -- 14. STRUCTURAL INFORMATION - FROM BRAIN IMAGING AND NEUROPATHOLOGY 217 -- 15. THE GENETICS OF AUTISM 232 -- 16. THE FIRST NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT 262 -- 17. MEDICAL THERAPIES 269 -- 18. OTHER INTERVENTIONS 286 -- 19. THE NEUROLOGY OF AUTISM 291.

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Autism in children.
Autism in children--Etiology.
Child development deviations--Physiological aspects.
Autistic Disorder--etiology.
Autistic Disorder--physiopathology.

RJ506.A9 / G54 2000

618.92/8982