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Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Autism is an emerging area of basic and clinical research, and has only recently been recognized as a major topic in biomedical research. Approximately 1 in 150 children are diagnosed as autistic, so it is also an intense growth area in behavioral and educational treatments. Financial resources have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amaral, David, 1950-
Otros Autores: Geschwind, Daniel, Dawson, Geraldine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Autism Turns 65: A Neurologist's Bird's Eye View; Section I: Historical perspective, diagnosis and classification, and epidemiology; Section II: Core features and developmental trajectories; Section III: Psychiatric and medical comorbidities; Section IV: Broader autism phenotype; Section V: Neurobiology; Section VI: Etiology: Genetics; Section VII: Etiology: Environmental Factors; Section VIII: Animal models and theoretical perspectives; Section IX: Treatment approaches; Section X: Best practices in the diagnosis and treatment of autism.
  • Section XI: Public policyIndex.