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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018954803321

Autore

Morton John

Titolo

Understanding Developmental Disorders : A Causal Modelling Approach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008

ISBN

9786611308322

9781281308320

1281308323

9780470773307

0470773308

9780470694312

0470694319

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Cognitive Development

Disciplina

616.8588071

Soggetti

Developmental disabilities

Medicine

Child

Models, Theoretical

Developmental Disabilities

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Investigative Techniques

Age Groups

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment

Persons

Mental Disorders

Psychiatry and Psychology

Named Groups

Pediatrics

Health & Biological Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach;



Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introducing Cause; Chapter 2 Introducing Cognition; Chapter 3 Representing Causal Relationships: Technical and Formal Considerations; Chapter 4 Autism: How Causal Modelling Started; Chapter 5 The What and the How; Chapter 6 Competing Causal Accounts of Autism; Chapter 7 The Problem of Diagnosis; Chapter 8 A Causal Analysis of Dyslexia; Chapter 9 The Hyperkinetic Confusions; Chapter 10 Theories of Conduct Disorder; Chapter 11 Tying in Biology; Chapter 12 To Conclude; References

Name IndexSubject Index;

Sommario/riassunto

A long-awaited book from developmental disorders expert John Morton, Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach makes sense of the many competing theories about what can go wrong with early brain development, causing a child to develop outside the normal range.:.; Based on the idea that understanding developmental disorders requires us to talk about biological, cognitive, behavioral and environmental factors, and to talk about causal relationships among these elements.; Explains what causal modelling is and how to do it.; Compares different theories about particular dev