Autism, brain, and environment [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lathe

• Autore: Lathe Richard
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 616.8588207
• Soggetto topico: Autism - Environmental aspects; Autism - Genetic aspects; Autism - Pathogenesis; Environmental toxicology; Limbic system - Diseases
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-271) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction. 2. Autism and autism spectrum disorders: the problem of recognition and diagnosis. 3. Genetic contribution to autistic spectrum disorders: diversity and insufficiency. 4. New phase autism: rising prevalence. 5. Brain abnormalities: focus on the limbic brain. 6. Limbic dysfunction correlates with the autistic phenotype. 7. Environmental factors, heavy metals, and brain function. 8. Gut, hormones, immunity: physiological dysregulation in autism. 9. Body and mind: impact of physiological changes on brain and behaviour in ASD. 10. Biomedical Therapy: typing and correction. 11. The Environmental threat: From autism and ADHD to Alzheimer's. Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The increasing number of people being dignosed with autism spectrum disorders cannot simply be explained by changes in diagnostic criteria or greater awareness of the condition. Richard Lathe contends that the recent rise in cases of ASDs is a result of increased exposure to environmental toxicity combined with genetic factors.
• Titolo autorizzato: Autism, brain, and environment
• ISBN: 1-280-73814-6; 9786610738144; 1-84642-253-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450607003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II