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Autism: An Integrated View from Neurocognitive, Clinical and Intervention Research


Description: Research on autism has flourished in the last 20 years, and a result of this growth is increased specialization within the neurocognitive, clinical and interventionist fields of inquiry. As specialities swell, however, research lines become isolated. This collection of research on autism spectrum disorders investigates a range of current thinking - from functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies to naturalistic intervention.

"Autism: An Integrated View" features contributions from scientific teams at the forefront of contemporary research on autism. These experts have concluded that an interdisciplinary approach is not only necessary to the understanding of this complex developmental disorder but is also an essential link in defining key issues found in other disciplines. The text includes helpful cross reference sections to connect chapter topics; its introductory and concluding chapters highlight major research themes while exploring broader issues on the integration of autism research. This comprehensive overview balances a wide scope of perspectives for scholars, practitioners, and students alike.

- Accessible to students, parents and practitioners, Autism provides an overview of high profile research
- Features contributions from teams at the forefront of research output in the UK, Europe and the United States
- Introductory and concluding chapters highlighting major research themes while exploring broader issues on the integration of autism research.

About the Authors

Evelyn McGregor is a Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the University of St Andrews. She is a founder of the Scottish Autism Research Group. Her research interests in autism include cognitive intervention, narrative ability and attitudes to inclusion.

María Núñez is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. Her current research in relation to autism includes the cognitive basis of reasoning in interpersonal exchange.

Katie Cebula currently holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship in the School of Education at the University of Edinburgh. Her research is in exploring the impact of interventions for children with autism on the wider family.

Juan Carlos Gómez is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews. His current research in relation to autism includes development of prelinguistic communication and early theories of mind in human infants, primates and children with autism.


Contents: 1 Introduction: Seeking Coherence in Autism: From fMRI to Intervention by Evelyn McGregor and Maria Nunez and Katie Cebula and Juan Carlos Gomez

Pt. I Neurocognitive Research
2 New Insights From Neuroimaging Into the Emotional Brain in Autism by Bruno Wicker
3 Directedness, Egocentrism, and Autism by Justin H. G. Williams
4 Altered Salience in Autism: Developmental Insights, Consequences, and Questions by Warren Jones and Ami Klin
5 Abnormalities in "Cultural Knowledge" in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Link Between Behavior and Cognition? by Eva Loth
6 Building the Whole Beyond Its Parts: A Critical Examination of Current Theories of Integration Ability in Autism by Beatriz Lopez
7 The Influence of Conceptual Knowledge on Perceptual Processing in Autism by Danielle Ropar and Peter Mitchell and Elizabeth Sheppard
8 Executive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Where It Fits in the Causal Model by Elisabeth L. Hill

Pt. II Clinical and Intervention Research
9 How Young Children With Autism Treat Objects and People: Some Insights into Autism in Infancy From Research on Home Movies by Sandra Maestro and Filippo Muratori
10 Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Primary School-Aged Children by Joanna G. Williams
11 The Prosody-Language Relationship in Children With High-Functioning Autism by Joanne McCann and Sue Peppe and Fiona Gibbon and Anne O'Hare and Marion Rutherford
12 Teaching Adults With Autism Spectrum Conditions to Recognize Emotions: Systematic Training for Empathizing Difficulties by Ofer Golan and Simon Baron-Cohen
13 Developing Social Interaction and Understanding in High-Functioning Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder by Aline-Wendy Dunlop and Fiona Knott and Tommy MacKay
14 Research Base for Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders by Glenys Jones and Rita Jordan
15 Stress in Parents of Children With Autism by Richard P. Hastings


Reviews "Autism is one of the most heterogeneous conditions there is, and this is matched by a proliferation of theories that try to explain it. Can ideas about the brain derived form neuroscience and ideas about treatments derived from best practice ever speak to each other? This book proves that they can. It not only provides state of the art reviews by the leading proponents of a whole range of theories, but also tries to integrate the new knowledge. The result is an exhilarating journey through all that is best in current thinking about autism." Uta Frith, University College London


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