Understanding the nature of autism and Asperger's disorder : forty years of clinical practice and pioneering research / Edward R. Ritvo ; foreword by Tony Attwood.
Includes bibliographical references (page 167) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Understanding how to understand a disease -- 2. The clinical symptoms : from severe autism to Asperger's disorder -- 3. The life course of autism and Asperger's disorder -- 4. Searching the brain for clues -- 5. Searching for causes -- 6. Supportive treatments : which ones, when, and for whom -- 7. My casebook -- 8. The importance of obtaining a diagnosis -- 9. The "official diagnostic criteria" -- Epilogue -- Suggestions for gathering further information.