Sue Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh), Francesca Happe

Autism

A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on Francesca Happé's best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological Theory, this completely new and revised edition provides a concise overview of contemporary psychological theories about autism. Fletcher-Watson and Happé explore the relationship between theories of autism at psychological (cognitive), biological, and behavioural levels, and consider their clinical and educational impact.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9781138106116
• ISBN-10: 1138106119
• Artikelnr.: 55348442

Autorenporträt

Sue Fletcher-Watson is Senior Research Fellow at the Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh, and leads the Development/Autism/Research/Technology, or DART, lab group. She has been awarded the British Psychological Society Margaret Donaldson Prize and a certificate of excellence from Autism Rights Group Highland for "amplification and inclusion of autistic voices". Francesca Happé (FBA FMedSci) is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. She has worked in autism research for over 30 years, was President of the International Society for Autism Research and has been awarded the British Psychological Society Spearman Medal, the Experimental Psychology Society Prize and the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The History of Autism
Chapter 3 - Autism at the Behavioural Level?
Chapter 4 - Autism at the Biological Level
Chapter 5 - Autism at the Cognitive Level: What makes a Good Theory?
Chapter 6 - Autism at the Cognitive Level: Primary Deficit Models
Chapter 7 - Autism at the Cognitive Level: Developmental Trajectory Models
Chapter 8 - Autism at the Cognitive Level: Domain-General Information
Processing Models
Chapter 9 - The Impact of Cognitive Models on Autism Understanding and
Practice
Chapter 10 - Looking to the Future
Bibliography