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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807084203321

Titolo

Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism? / / edited by Eric Schopler, Gary B. Mesibov, Linda J. Kunce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer US : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1998

ISBN

1-4615-5369-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 1998.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 409 p.)

Collana

Current Issues in Autism

Disciplina

155.4

155.424

Soggetti

Child psychology

School psychology

Psychiatry

Public health

Child and School Psychology

Public Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 The History of Asperger Syndrome -- 3 Subtyping Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Issues of Validity and Implications for Child Psychiatric Diagnosis -- 4 Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Disorder -- 5 High-Functioning People with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Literature Review -- 6 Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities -- 7 Schizoid Personality in Childhood: The Links with Asperger Syndrome, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, and Elective Mutism -- 8 Neurobiology of Asperger Syndrome: Seven Case Studies and Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings -- 9 Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations with Students with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism -- 10 Language and Communication in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome -- 11 Educational Approaches to High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome -- 12 Assessment and Remediation of Executive Dysfunction in Autism and Asperger Syndrome -- 13 Repetitive Thoughts and Behavior in Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Phenomenology and Pharmacoth Erapy -- 14 Learning Characteristics of Individuals with



Asperger Syndrome -- 15 A Personal Account of Autism -- 16 An Essay of Faith, Perserverance, and Hard Work -- 17 How Fate Taught Me the Violin -- 18 How the Diagnosis of Asperger’s Has Influenced My Life -- 19 Autistic and Undiagnosed: My Cautionary Tale -- 20 Premature Popularization of Asperger Syndrome.