Autism spectrum disorder: characteristics, causes, and practical issues/ (Record no. 199011)
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| fixed length control field | 05431 a2200193 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781446295670 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 616.85882 |
| Item number | BOU/A |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Boucher, Jill |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Autism spectrum disorder: characteristics, causes, and practical issues/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jill Boucher |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | SAGE, |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 356 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part I. What is autism? : 1. Historical background : Early case reports --<br/>The first attempts to identify autism as a distinct condition : Kanner's and Asperger's seminal accounts; Two blind alleys; Back to Kanner --<br/>The first official definitions : Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) definitions; International Classification of Diseases (ICD) definitions --<br/>2. Current concept and definition : DSM-5 concept and definition : Diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder ; Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5 --<br/>Why the changes? : Why abandon subtypes in favour of a 'spectrum'? ; Why only two core impairments? ; Why are sensory anomalies included? ; Why add 'descriptors'? ; Why the changed status of impaired language? ; Why allow for late diagnosis? ; 'Social communication disorder': what is it, and why is it mentioned? --<br/>Objections to the changes : People with an existing subtypes diagnosis, and their families ; Professionals, especially clinicians and researchers --<br/>Applying the criteria in practice : Generalised versus manifest behaviour --<br/>3. The fuller picture: shared characteristics : Expanding the diagnostic descriptions : Social, emotional and communicative impairments ; Restricted, repetitive behaviours and sensory-perceptual anomalies --<br/>Some additional shared characteristics : Imagination and creativity: strengths and weaknesses ; Islets of ability ; Motor skills: strengths and weaknesses ; Impaired sense of self --<br/>4. The fuller picture: sources of diversity : Major specifiers : Learning disability ; Language impairment --<br/>Minor specifiers : Comorbid physical and medical conditions ; Mental health problems ; Neurodevelopmental problems ; Behavioural problems --<br/>Individual differences --<br/>5. Facts and figures: epidemiology and lifespan development : Epidemiology : Frequency of occurrence of ASD ; Distribution of cases of ASD : Age of onset ; The developmental trajectory: continuities and change ; Adult outcomes ; Judging long-term outcomes --<br/>Part II. What causes autism? : 6. A framework for explaining autism : Why explaining autism is important --<br/>Complications and simplifications : Identifying a realistic agenda ; Keeping the explanatory levels apart and putting them together ; Simplifying the search for causes --<br/>Assessing the merits of causal theories : Some points to bear in mind ; Criteria for judging the strength of theories --<br/>7. Root causes : Introduction : Idiopathic and syndromic forms of ASD ; The concept of risk factors --<br/>Genetic risk factors : What are 'genetic risk factors'? ; Evidence for the involvement of genetic factors ; Current knowledge of genetic risk factors for ASD ; Genetic risk factors and abnormal brain development --<br/>Environmental risk factors : What are 'Environmental risk factors'? ; Evidence for the involvement of environmental risk factors in ASD ; Current knowledge of environmental risk factors in ASD ; Environmental risk factors and abnormal brain development --<br/>Brain bases : The neurotypical brain : Neurotypical brain structure ; Neurotypical brain chemistry ; Neurotypical brain function ; Neurotypical brain development --<br/>8. The autistic brain : Brain structure in ASD ; Brain chemistry in ASD ; Brain function in ASD ; Brain development in ASD --<br/>Comment --<br/>9. Proximal causes 1: Diagnostic behaviours : Socio-emotional-communicative impairments : What has to be explained ; Explanatory theories --<br/>Restricted and repetitive behaviours : What has to be explained ; explanatory theories --<br/>10. Proximal causes 2: Additional shared characteristics and major specifiers : Additional shared characteristics : Imagination and creativity: strengths and weaknesses ; Islets of ability ; Uneven motor skills ; Impaired sense of self --<br/>Major specifiers : Learning disability ; Language impairment --<br/>Part III. Practical issues : Assessment, diagnosis and screening : Assessment --<br/>Diagnosis : Why diagnose? ; The diagnostic pathway ; Methods for diagnosing ASD --<br/>Screening : Why screen? ; Methods of screening for ASD --<br/>Intervention : The aims of intervention --<br/>Pros and cons of intervention : Prevention and cure ; Treatment --<br/>Possibilities for prevention and cure : Prevention ; Care --<br/>Treatment methods : Discriminating between the options ; Evidence-based versus non-evidence-based treatments ; Evidence-based non-physical treatments ; Borderline evidence-based non-physical treatments ; Evidence-based physical treatments ; Borderline evidence-based physical treatments ; Non-evidence-based physical treatments ; Unproven does not necessarily mean useless --<br/>Future directions --<br/>Care : Inclusion : The principle of inclusion --<br/>Families and care : Roles ; Sources of stress ; Support needs --<br/>Other care providers : Substitute care for children ; Residential arrangements for adults --<br/>Accessing services and rights : Services and organizations ; Human rights. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Autism |
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| Keyword | Autism in children--Diagnosis |
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| Keyword | Autism in children--Treatment |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| EduPsy Library, Sikkim University | EduPsy Library, Sikkim University | EduPsy Library | 19/02/2020 | 2636.57 | 616.85882 BOU/A | 48210 | 19/05/2022 | 25/04/2022 | General Books |