Mohammad Ghaziuddin

Medical Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Autism as a diagnosis rarely occurs in isolation and around 10-25% of people with autism have an additional medical condition, such as learning disabilities or epilepsy. This authoritative yet easy to use book provides both parents and professionals with the information they need to diagnose, and then manage these further conditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 303g
• ISBN-13: 9781843108184
• ISBN-10: 1843108186
• Artikelnr.: 49563975

Autorenporträt

Mohammad Ghaziuddin, MD, is a child psychiatrist with a special interest in children and adults with autism and related disorders. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, and author of Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome (9781843107279), also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Inhaltsangabe

1. An overview of autism. 2. Assessment of a child with autism. 3. Medical
conditions in autism. 4. Intellectual disability and autism. 5. Epilepsy in
autism. 6. Neurocutaneous syndromes. 7. Genetic syndromes in autism. 8.
Infections and autism. 9. Movement disorders and Catatonia. 10. Eating
disorders and related conditions. 11. Inborn errors of metabolism. 12.
Toxins, drugs and autism. 13. Sensory disorders in autism.