Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Overview for Pediatricians, an Issue of Pediatric Clinics

Volume 59-1
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4557-3908-0
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, Band 59-1, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: The Clinics: Internal Medicine

The Guest Editors have assembled expert authors to cover the full clinical span of the topic autism and autism spectrum disorders. An historical perspective of the evolution of the disorder opens the issue. Next, comprehensive coverage is given to an article on the definitions, diagnostic criteria, and clinical features of autism spectrum disorders. Other articles in the issue cover the relevant topics like epidemiology, genetic syndromes and genetic testing, early diagnosis and diagnostic evaluation, and neuroimaging and neurochemistry of autism. Authors also present information on tsocial skills for the autistic child, behavioral interventions, and transitioning the autistic child into adulthood, to name a few. This issue should be very well received by pediatricians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Patel, Dilip R

Greydanus, Donald E.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie

Über Autor(innen)

Greydanus, Donald E.
Donald Greydanus, MD, Dr HC (Athens), Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

Patel, Dilip R
Dilip Patel, MD, FAACPDM, FAAP, FSAM, FACSM, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA