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autism a very short introduction
what causes autism is it a genetic disorder or due to some unknown environmental hazard are we facing an autism epidemic what are the main symptoms and how does it relate to asperger syndrome everyone has heard of autism but the disorder itself is little understood . it has captured the public imagination through films and novels portraying individuals with baffling combinations of disability and extraordinary talent and yet the reality is that it often places a heavy burden on sufferers and their families . this very short introduction offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and asperger syndrome . explaining the vast array of different conditions that hide behind these two labels and looking at symptoms from the full spectrum of autistic disorders it explores the possible causes for the apparent rise in autism and also evaluates the links with neuroscience psychology brain development genetics and environmental causes including mmr and thimerosal . this vsi also explores the psychology behind social impairment and savantism and sheds light on what it is like to live inside the mind of the sufferer .
paperback oxford university press usa 2008 isbn13 9780199207565 isbn10 0199207569
abridged n isbn 13 9780199207565 number in series 1 number of pages 129 publisher oxford univ pr release date 62135769600000 series title very short introductions