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High-Functioning Individuals with Autism

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Eric Schopler

    1. Division TEACCH, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA

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  2. Gary B. Mesibov

    1. Division TEACCH, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA

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Part of the book series: Current Issues in Autism (CIAM)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to High-Functioning Individuals with Autism

      • Gary B. Mesibov, Eric Schopler
      Pages 3-9

    3. Diagnostic Issues in High-Functioning Autism

      • Luke Y. Tsai
      Pages 11-40

    4. Neuropsychological Studies of High-Level Autism

      • Judith M. Rumsey
      Pages 41-64

    5. Neurological Localization in Autism

      • Nancy J. Minshew
      Pages 65-89

    6. A Parent’s View of More Able People with Autism

      • Susan Moreno
      Pages 91-103

    7. An Inside View of Autism

      • Temple Grandin
      Pages 105-126

  4. Educational Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Outcome and Follow-Up Studies of High-Functioning Autistic Individuals

      • Catherine Lord, Andre Venter
      Pages 187-199

    3. A Comparison of Language Issues in High-Functioning Autism and Related Disorders with Onset in Childhood and Adolescence

      • Christiane A. M. Baltaxe, James Q. Simmons III
      Pages 201-225

    4. Vocational Possibilities for High-Functioning Adults with Autism

      • Mary E. Van Bourgondien, Amy V. Woods
      Pages 227-239

  5. Parental Issues and Personal Accounts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. Parent Essays

      • Ruth C. Sullivan, Clara Park, Constance V. Torisky, Mary S. Akerley, Neil Offen, Margaret A. Dewey
      Pages 243-288

    3. Personal Essays

      • Anne Carpenter, Jim Sinclair, Therese Marie Ronan, Kathy Lissner
      Pages 289-306

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 307-316
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About this book

Designed to advance understanding of the unique needs of high-functioning individuals with autism, this volume details the latest diagnostic and treatment approaches and analyzes the current conceptions of the neurological processes involved in autism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division TEACCH, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA

    Eric Schopler, Gary B. Mesibov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: High-Functioning Individuals with Autism

  • Editors: Eric Schopler, Gary B. Mesibov

  • Series Title: Current Issues in Autism

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2456-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44064-9Published: 30 April 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-2458-2Published: 25 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-2456-8Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 316

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry

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