Understanding the nature of autism and Asperger’s disorder : forty years of clinical practice and pioneering research
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Edward R. Ritvo ; foreword by Tony Attwood.
- ناشر : London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Pub.
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2006
- شابک / ISBN : 9781843108146
Description
1. Understanding How to Understand a Disease 17 The medical model of disease 17 What did the Romans think? 19 The Dark Ages of child psychiatry – before 1940 20 Professor Leo Kanner (1894–1981) 20 Professor Hans Asperger (1906–1980) 23 2. The Clinical Symptoms: From Severe Autism to Asperger’s Disorder 25 Some general points 25 Symptoms due to developmental delays 28 Autism and intelligence 50 3. The Life Course of Autism and Asperger’s Disorder 53 The life course of severe autism 54 The life course of mild/high-functioning autism 57 The life course of Asperger’s disorder 61 4. Searching the Brain for Clues 67 A model to guide the search for abnormal brain development 68 Studying brain wave activity 70 Spinning chairs, movie cameras, and microscopes 74 Neurotransmitters and “Nervous Mice” 78 Some concluding comments 86 5. Searching for Causes 87 Searching medical histories for possible causes 87 Our “Rolls Royce” study in Utah 88 Questions of genetics 95 6. Supportive Treatments: Which Ones, When, and for Whom 101 Some general points 101 Specific supportive programs and support systems 104 Unproven theories about the causes of autism, and treatments to avoid 118 7. My Casebook 121 Children and adults with autism or Asperger’s disorder 122 Autistic parents of autistic children 138 8. The Importance of Obtaining a Diagnosis 149 On diagnosis 149 9. The “Official Diagnostic Criteria” 157 Diagnostic criteria for autistic disorder 158 Diagnostic criteria for Asperger’s disorder 160 Epilogue 163 Suggestions for Gathering Further Information 167 Index 169 List of Tables 1 The life course of autism and Asperger’s disorder 55 2 A detailed medical model of autism and Asperger’s disorder 166 List of Figures 1 The medical model of disease 18 2 Comparison of developmental pathways in normal development, autism and Asperger’s disorder 29 3 A computer model of the brain 69
