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What are the historical foundations of autism and what precisely is
meant by the 'autistic spectrum'? How can we explain behavioural
patterns of people with autism, young or old, and what are the
major theoretical bases for understanding these? What is the latest
thinking regarding diagnosis, and what are the most effective
strategies for assessment, education and care for people on the
autistic spectrum? From historical information to methods of
assessment, and from intervention to education and support, this
informative and accessible text explores theories at the
psychological, neurobiological and 'first cause' levels. This fully
up to date Third Edition answers these questions with a strong
practical focus, encompassing the latest research on autistic
spectrum disorders. New features include: Further reading
suggestions Glossary of technical terms Updated information on
autism support services Personal illustrative examples Jill Boucher
is a retired academic psychologist. Her most recent post was
Professor of Developmental Psychology at City, University of
London.
What are the historical foundations of autism and what precisely is
meant by the 'autistic spectrum'? How can we explain behavioural
patterns of people with autism, young or old, and what are the
major theoretical bases for understanding these? What is the latest
thinking regarding diagnosis, and what are the most effective
strategies for assessment, education and care for people on the
autistic spectrum? From historical information to methods of
assessment, and from intervention to education and support, this
informative and accessible text explores theories at the
psychological, neurobiological and 'first cause' levels. This fully
up to date Third Edition answers these questions with a strong
practical focus, encompassing the latest research on autistic
spectrum disorders. New features include: Further reading
suggestions Glossary of technical terms Updated information on
autism support services Personal illustrative examples Jill Boucher
is a retired academic psychologist. Her most recent post was
Professor of Developmental Psychology at City, University of
London.
Many people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are remarkably
proficient at remembering how things look and sound, even years
after an event. They are also good at rote learning and
establishing habits and routines. Some even have encyclopaedic
memories. However, all individuals with ASD have difficulty in
recalling personal memories and reliving experiences, and less able
people may have additional difficulty in memorising facts. This
book assembles research on memory in autism to examine why this
happens and the effects it has on people's lives. The contributors
utilise advances in the understanding of normal memory systems and
their breakdown as frameworks for analysing the neuropsychology and
neurobiology of memory in autism. The unique patterning of memory
functions across the spectrum illuminates difficulties with sense
of self, emotion processing, mental time travel, language and
learning, providing a window into the nature and causes of autism
itself.
Many people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are remarkably
proficient at remembering how things look and sound, even years
after an event. They are also good at rote learning and
establishing habits and routines. Some even have encyclopaedic
memories. However, all individuals with ASD have difficulty in
recalling personal memories and reliving experiences, and less able
people may have additional difficulty in memorising facts. This
book assembles research on memory in autism to examine why this
happens and the effects it has on people's lives. The contributors
utilise advances in the understanding of normal memory systems and
their breakdown as frameworks for analysing the neuropsychology and
neurobiology of memory in autism. The unique patterning of memory
functions across the spectrum illuminates difficulties with sense
of self, emotion processing, mental time travel, language and
learning, providing a window into the nature and causes of autism
itself.
What is the place of language in human cognition? Do we sometimes think in natural language? Or is language for purposes of interpersonal communication only? Although these questions have been much debated in the past, in recent decades they have almost dropped from sight among those interested in the cognitive sciences. Language and Thought is intended to persuade such people to think again. It brings together essays by a distinguished interdisciplinary team of philosophers and psychologists, who discuss various ways in which language may be implicated in human cognition.
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