03848nam 22008892u 450 991082983880332120230721032555.01-281-30832-397866113083220-470-77330-80-470-69431-9(CKB)1000000000536053(EBL)351633(OCoLC)476173050(SSID)ssj0000264311(PQKBManifestationID)11192377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264311(PQKBWorkID)10290514(PQKB)10266881(EXLCZ)99100000000053605320100913d2008|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding Developmental Disorders[electronic resource] A Causal Modelling ApproachChichester John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.20081 online resource (316 p.)Cognitive DevelopmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-631-18757-X 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; ReferencesName IndexSubject Index;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 devCognitive DevelopmentDevelopmental disabilitiesMedicineChildModels, TheoreticalDevelopmental DisabilitiesMental Disorders Diagnosed in ChildhoodInvestigative TechniquesAge GroupsAnalytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and EquipmentPersonsMental DisordersPsychiatry and PsychologyNamed GroupsPediatricsHILCCMedicineHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCDevelopmental disabilities.Medicine.ChildModels, TheoreticalDevelopmental DisabilitiesMental Disorders Diagnosed in ChildhoodInvestigative TechniquesAge GroupsAnalytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and EquipmentPersonsMental DisordersPsychiatry and PsychologyNamed GroupsPediatricsMedicineHealth & Biological Sciences616.8588071Morton John771204AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910829838803321Understanding Developmental Disorders4022955UNINA