Autism Spectrum Disorders (PDF)
Psychological Theory and Research
(Sprache: Englisch)
Psychological research into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has
increased exponentially in the last two decades. Much of this work
has been led by various theorists who claim to have identified
processes that hold the key to understanding the condition....
increased exponentially in the last two decades. Much of this work
has been led by various theorists who claim to have identified
processes that hold the key to understanding the condition....
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Psychological research into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has
increased exponentially in the last two decades. Much of this work
has been led by various theorists who claim to have identified
processes that hold the key to understanding the condition. As a
consequence, newcomers to the field feel that they have to opt for
one or more of the competing approaches and to neglect the
remainder as being in some way wrong. In fact, the different
theoretical perspectives are just that - different points of view
on the same phenomenon - each with its own insights to offer. This
is not to say that understanding ASD in psychological terms is just
a matter of choosing a perspective and that all perspectives are of
equal value. Clearly they are not.
This book, in addition to providing an outline of what current
perspectives have to offer, also provides a framework to help
readers to decide which aspects of psychological research into ASD
contribute to our understanding of the field and how these can be
integrated in a way that enables research to be taken forward.
increased exponentially in the last two decades. Much of this work
has been led by various theorists who claim to have identified
processes that hold the key to understanding the condition. As a
consequence, newcomers to the field feel that they have to opt for
one or more of the competing approaches and to neglect the
remainder as being in some way wrong. In fact, the different
theoretical perspectives are just that - different points of view
on the same phenomenon - each with its own insights to offer. This
is not to say that understanding ASD in psychological terms is just
a matter of choosing a perspective and that all perspectives are of
equal value. Clearly they are not.
This book, in addition to providing an outline of what current
perspectives have to offer, also provides a framework to help
readers to decide which aspects of psychological research into ASD
contribute to our understanding of the field and how these can be
integrated in a way that enables research to be taken forward.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Autism Spectrum Disorders (PDF)“
Preface. 1. Identifying Autism: From Discrete Entity to Multidimensional Spectrum. Early conceptions: the 'autistic child'. From discrete entity to spectrum of related conditions. Diagnostic systems and instruments. Dimensions versus entities: 'lumping' versus 'splitting'. Early detection. Conclusion. 2. Understanding Other Minds: Cognitive Approaches. Understanding false belief: a specific mental module? Understanding minds: a specific process or something else? Provisional conclusions. 3. Understanding Other People: Emotion and Interaction. Appraisal of emotion in others. Understanding the directedness of behaviour. Understanding others in autism: final conclusions. 4. Beyond Social Impairment: Difficulties with Executive Functions. Implications of the executive dysfunction account for our understanding of ASD. Conclusion. 5. Building a Coherent Picture of the World. Alternative explanations of WCC phenomena. Conclusion. 6. Attention and Perception. Attention. Accounting for attentional difficulties. Conclusion. 7. Specific Aspects of Understanding: Faces, Concepts and Memory. Face processing. Concept formation. Memory. Conclusion. 8. Psychology, Autism and the Brain. Studies of brain size and structure. Lesion-based models of autistic behaviour. Theories of global brain dysfunction. Brain impairments inferred from more basic psychological processes. Conclusion. 9. Development. Assumptions about development in ASD: psychometrics, matching and developmental delay. Developmental trajectories in ASD. Developmental change in two psychological domains: theory of mind and executive functions. Developmental theory and ASD. Conclusion. 10. Whence and Whither: Glimpses of the Tapestry, Paths Through the Jungle. How far have we really come? Stepping back to move forward? Emerging themes. Final thoughts. References. Index.
Autoren-Porträt von Dermot Bowler
Professor Dermot M Bowler, City University, London. Professor Bowler has published several articles in journals that include the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Autism.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Dermot Bowler
- 2006, 1. Auflage, 318 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 047003503X
- ISBN-13: 9780470035030
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.10.2006
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