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Autism spectrum disorders in adults / Bernardo Barahona Correa, Rutger-Jan van der Gaag, editors

Contributor(s): Barahona Correa, Bernardo [editor] | Gaag, Rutger-Jan van der [editort].
Publisher: Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York, NY : Springer, 2017Description: ix, 273 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: Text Media type: ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen Carrier type: BandISBN: 9783319427119 (hbk.).Subject(s): AUTISM | ADULTS | NEUROBIOLOGY | NEUROPSYCHOLOGY | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | ASPERGER SYNDROME | AGEING | FEMALES | PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS | SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT | SUPPORT SERVICES | FORENSIC
Contents:
1. Autism spectrum disorders : a developmental history of a concept / Rutger-Jan van der Gaag. - 2. Neurobiology of autism spectrum disorders / Gabriela J. Martins. - 3. The clinical neuropsychology of ASD / Hilde M. Geurts, Anne Geeke Lever. - 4. Outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability / Lisa Underwood, Jane McCarthy, Eddie Chaplin. - 5. The high-functioning group : high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome in adults / Bernardo Barahona-Correa. - 6. Ageing with autistic spectrum disorder / Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Lafinska, Barbara Maier. - 7. Autism in girls and women / Patricia van Wijngaarden-Cremers. - 8. Psychiatric and neurological problems in adults with autism spectrum disorders / Carlos Nunes Filipe. - 9. Adult outcomes and supported employment strategies / Sandra Pinho. - 10. The institutional and community care for adults with autistic spectrum disorders / Jan-Pieter Teunisse. - 11. Sense and sensibility : forensic issues with autism spectrum disorders / David Murphy. - Index
Summary: "In this book a group of international experts guide the reader through the clinical features of adults with autism spectrum disorders, describe the care needs of patients and their families, explain the evolution of the disorders into old age and highlight what can be done to help. Detailed attention is paid to the medical and psychiatric problems of adults with these disorders and the approach to their education and professional integration. In addition, expert neuroscientists summarize current view on the neurobiology of autism." - JACKET COVER
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1. Autism spectrum disorders : a developmental history of a concept / Rutger-Jan van der Gaag. - 2. Neurobiology of autism spectrum disorders / Gabriela J. Martins. - 3. The clinical neuropsychology of ASD / Hilde M. Geurts, Anne Geeke Lever. - 4. Outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability / Lisa Underwood, Jane McCarthy, Eddie Chaplin. - 5. The high-functioning group : high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome in adults / Bernardo Barahona-Correa. - 6. Ageing with autistic spectrum disorder / Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Lafinska, Barbara Maier. - 7. Autism in girls and women / Patricia van Wijngaarden-Cremers. - 8. Psychiatric and neurological problems in adults with autism spectrum disorders / Carlos Nunes Filipe. - 9. Adult outcomes and supported employment strategies / Sandra Pinho. - 10. The institutional and community care for adults with autistic spectrum disorders / Jan-Pieter Teunisse. - 11. Sense and sensibility : forensic issues with autism spectrum disorders / David Murphy. - Index

"In this book a group of international experts guide the reader through the clinical features of adults with autism spectrum disorders, describe the care needs of patients and their families, explain the evolution of the disorders into old age and highlight what can be done to help. Detailed attention is paid to the medical and psychiatric problems of adults with these disorders and the approach to their education and professional integration. In addition, expert neuroscientists summarize current view on the neurobiology of autism." - JACKET COVER

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