Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238) and index.
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Autism, AS, and the evolution of the concept of the ASDs -- Screening for ASDs : past, present, and future -- Diagnostic evaluation for ASDs part 1 : getting started -- Diagnostic evaluation for ASDs part 2 : appropriate use of the DSM-IV-TR criteria for Autistic Spectrum Disorders and supplemental tests used in the diagnostic process -- What can statistics tell us about ASDs? -- What causes autism? Part 1 : basic science -- What causes autism? Part 2 : controversial theories and new ways of thinking about ASDs -- Conventional early childhood and educational interventions for ASDs -- CAM approaches to treatment : "biomedical" interventions -- Outcome.
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Covers all aspects of autism spectrum disorders. Includes recognition of autism in the forties and the development of ways to diagnose autism, why autism has been expanded to the autistic spectrum disorders, what is known and not known about the autism epidemic, the causes of ASDs, the importance of screening and early intervention and information about the outcome for individuals with ASDs, and promising areas of research.