Product Description

This volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to autism, its causes and treatments, bringing together contributors from different fields - psychology, medicine, education, biology - from around the world. Both scientific and clinical research is presented and discussed by experts, and questions such as the structure of thought and the nature of autism are analyzed. Parents and teachers describe practical strategies which have proved successful and give their views on the treatments available. This book shares the knowledge accumulated by all fields studying autism to provide a greater coherence to our understanding of it.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #755592 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 350 pages

About the Author
John Richer is Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Paediatrics at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He has been involved in the field of autism for thirty years, first in research and now in clinical practice. Sheila Coates is Head of Service for Autism, Oxford. She has worked in the field of autism since the early seventies and was instrumental in setting up the Chinnor Project, now known as the Chinnor Resource Units for Autistic Children.

Customer Reviews

A brilliant collection of research and practice.
There are excellent chapters on social understanding and understanding how the autistic mind works. The chapters by Jennert and another by Sherratt on play were inspiring.