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

Gebundenes Buch

Autism

A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

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