Reviews
These twenty-seven essays chronicle the growth of neurobiological research into the etiology, expression, and treatment of the complex and elusive disorder of autism.
Makes the enigma of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) a little more understandable... A good reference book for clinicians and researchers.
In a single volume, it reviews what one needs to know about current state-of-the-art theorizing and research in the field.
Anyone doing research in autism or other developmental disorders will find this an invaluable book to read to make sure all areas are understood and to serve as a rich source of references.
Book Details
List of Contributors
Preface
I. Clinical Observations
1. The Epodemiology of Pervasice Developmental Disorders
2. Size of the Head and Brain in Austism: Clue to Underlying Biologic Mechanisms?
3. The
List of Contributors
Preface
I. Clinical Observations
1. The Epodemiology of Pervasice Developmental Disorders
2. Size of the Head and Brain in Austism: Clue to Underlying Biologic Mechanisms?
3. The Autistic Mind
4. Language and Communication Disorders in Austim Spectrum Disorders
5. Memory and Executive Functions in Autism
6. The Vagus: A Mediator of Behavioral and Physioclogic Features
7. Approaches to Psychophrmacology
8. Gastointestinal Issues Encountered in Autism
II. Nauronatomic Investigations
9. Structural Brain Anatomy in Autism: What Is the Evidence?
10. The Brainstem in Austium
11. Myelin and Autism
12. Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Autism
13. The Orbitofrontal-Amygdala System in Nonhuman Primates: Fuction, Development, and Early Insult
14. An Animal Model of Virus-Induced Austism: Borna Disease Virus Infection of the Neonatal Rat
III. Genetic Initiatives
15. Gene Expression in Austism
16. Candidate Susceptibility Geners for Austism
17. Chromosome 15 and Autism
18. Chromosom 7
19. Fragile X Syndrome
20. Autism and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
21. The Roles of Dopamine and Norepinephrine in Autism: From Behavior and Pharmacotherapy to Genetics
22. Serotonin in Austism
23. The GABAergic System in Autism
25. The Role of Reelin in Autism
26. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Dopamine in Autism
27. The Immune System
Epilogue
Index