ABSTRACT

This title is intended for advanced undergraduate and masters level students in psychology; professional clinical, developmental and educational psychologists; general practitioners and others with a special interest in children; careworkers; and parents of autistic children.

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|7 pages

The history of autism

chapter 3|11 pages

Autism at the behavioural level

chapter 4|6 pages

Autism at the biological level

chapter 7|14 pages

The talented minority

chapter 8|16 pages

Asperger’s syndrome

chapter 9|9 pages

Autism and not-autism

chapter 10|15 pages

Remaining puzzles: a look to the future