| Outcomes in Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders Contributor(s): Howlin, Patricia (Editor), Udwin, Orlee (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521797217 ISBN-13: 9780521797214 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: This book describes the causes, course, and treatment of a variety of developmental and genetic disorders, including attention-deficit disorder, Fragile X syndrome, and the autistic spectrum disorders. The volume places a particular focus on the course of disorders over time and outcome in adulthood. As well as providing succinct and up-to-date summaries of the most recent research, the authors give clinicians practical guidelines for intervention and management with children and young adults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent - Medical | Genetics - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: NA |
| LCCN: 2001043380 |
| Series: Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.60 lbs) 346 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Howlin, Patricia: - Patricia Howlin (dob 8.10.46) has worked in the fields of autism and other developmental disorders for many years. Published research includes articles on autism, Asperger syndrome, Down's syndrome, receptive language disorders, Williams syndrome, Turner's syndrome and Cohen syndrome. Her book Autism Preparing for Adulthood won the NASEN Special Educational Needs prize in 1997. Several articles have been reprinted in International Review volumes (e.g. year books on Advances in Research in Autism and Developmental Disorders). She is much in demand as a lecturer on autism across the world. She is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Editor of Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and the Journal of Applied Research in Developmental Disabilities. |