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Cover -- The Development of autism -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 History, Definition, and Assessment -- 2 Autism and Its Characteristics -- 3 Theories of Autism -- 4 Toward a Developmental Theory of Autism -- 5 Educational and Biomedical Interventions -- 6 Family Stress and Coping -- 7 Recommendations to Parents, Therapists/Educators, Researchers, and Social Policy-Makers -- Subject Index -- Author Index |
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Tom Whitman proposes a new developmental theory of autism that focuses on the diversity of characteristics associated with this disorder, and how these develop over time. This theory is reconciled and integrated with contemporary theories of autism, including the social, cognitive, linguistic, sensorimotor and biological perspectives |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries |
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Print version: Whitman, Thomas L. The Development of Autism : A Self-Regulatory Perspective
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers,c2004 9781843107354
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Autism
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Whitman, Thomas L
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