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1 online resource (xxi, 273 pages) : color ililustrations
"The Neuroscience of Autism provides a comprehensive accounting of autism spectrum disorders by integrating scientific findings from behavioral, cognitive and neurobiological research. The book begins by defining autism, identifying characteristics and prevalence, exploring its history, and then moving on to the cognitive and social bases of behavioral symptoms, the brain bases of behavioral and cognitive symptoms, and finally, intervention practices. It examines theoretical models such as weak central coherence, enhanced perceptual functioning, and the extreme male brain hypothesis. Finally, the book addresses the increased attention on the brain connectivity model of autism, looking at the synchronization of brain activity across different brain areas, the causal influence of a brain region on another, and white matter cable connections in the brain."--Publisher's description.
History of autism / Joshua Golt and Rajesh K. Kana -- Definition, prevalence, and behavioral symptoms of autism / Diane L. Williams -- Early identification and diagnosis of autism / Neill Adams Broderick and Rachel J. Hundley -- Social, cognitive, perceptual, and other models of autism spectrum disorder / Meagan E. Beckerson, Kaitlyn E. May, and Rajesh K. Kana-- The neuroanatomy of autism / Charlotte M. Pretsch and Christine Ecker -- Brain function and brain connectivity in autism / Julie A. Trapani, Haley M. Bednarz, and Rajesh K. Kana -- White matter microstructure in autism / Michael Conaughton, Erik O'Hanlon, and Jane McGrath -- Animal models of autism / Elizabeth L. Berg and Jill L. Silverman -- Genetic etiologies of autism: unpacking pathogenic mechanisms and characteristics / Caitlin M. Hudac, Nicole R. Friedman, and Tychele N. Turner -- Cellular and molecular neurobiology of autism spectrum disorder / Gareth Chapman, Irene Antony, Mishka Narasimhan, Renata Shen, Rachel Elman, and Kristen L. Kroll -- Overview of autism intervention / Erin Kang, Rachel G. McDonald, and Susan W. White.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rajesh Kana is Professor, Department of Psychology and Director, Center for Innovative Research in Autism, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.