A new edition of Simon Baron-Cohen's highly successful Autism: The Facts, updated to cover the important subgroup of patients with Asperger syndrome. Written first and foremost as a guide for parents, but required reading for interested professionals, it covers the recognition and diagnosis of
these conditions, their biological and physiological causes, and the various treatments and educational techniques available. It presents the facts, allowing the reader to take an informed position about the condition.
1. Introducing a person with classic autism and a person with Asperger Syndrome
2. How the diagnosis of classic autism and Asperger Syndrome is made
3. Medical causes of autism and Asperger Syndrome
4. How is the autistic brain different to the typical brain?
5. Psychological
difficulties in autism and Asperger Syndrome
6. Psychological strengths in autism and Asperger Syndrome
7. What helps?
8. Beyond the individual: family, friends and society
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Simon Baron-Cohen is at University of London.
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