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Autism
Uta Frith
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Description for Autism
Paperback. The first edition of "Autism: Explaining the Enigma" provided a satisfactory psychological account of what happens in the mind of a person with autism. This updated edition reports on how this explanation has stood the test of time. Series: Cognitive Development S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
The updated edition of this classic account of autism includes a new chapter outlining recent developments in neuropsychological research, and overviews one of the most important theoretical and practical consequences of Frith's original insights into this puzzling condition.
The updated edition of this classic account of autism includes a new chapter outlining recent developments in neuropsychological research, and overviews one of the most important theoretical and practical consequences of Frith's original insights into this puzzling condition.
- Updated edition of this classic account of autism.
- Includes new sections covering practical and theoretical developments, and a chapter on recent investigations of the neurological basis of psychological impairments in autism.
- Accessible to a broad general readership.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Cognitive Development S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631229018
SKU
V9780631229018
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About Uta Frith
Uta Frith is Professor of Cognitive Development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College, London. She is the co-author of Autism in History (Blackwell Publishers, 1999).
Reviews for Autism
"Uta Frith's Autism has been an indispensable reference, an instant classic, since it was first published, and in this new edition it has been radically revised, with striking enrichments and enlargements in almost every chapter, most especially with dramatic new brain imaging studies which clarify the fundamental nature of autism. But it remains a deeply personal book, as moving and ... Read more