{"product_id":"autism-spectrum-disorders-isbn-9780470026861","title":"Autism Spectrum Disorders","description":"Psychological research into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has increased exponentially in the last two decades. Much of this work has been led by various theorists who claim to have identified processes that hold the key to understanding the condition. As a consequence, newcomers to the field feel that they have to opt for one or more of the competing approaches and to neglect the remainder as being in some way wrong. In fact, the different theoretical perspectives are just that - different points of view on the same phenomenon - each with its own insights to offer. This is not to say that understanding ASD in psychological terms is just a matter of choosing a perspective and that all perspectives are of equal value. Clearly they are not.  \u003cp\u003eThis book, in addition to providing an outline of what current perspectives have to offer, also provides a framework to help readers to decide which aspects of psychological research into ASD contribute to our understanding of the field and how these can be integrated in a way that enables research to be taken forward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Identifying Autism: From Discrete Entity to Multidimensional Spectrum \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly conceptions: the ‘autistic child’ 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom discrete entity to spectrum of related conditions 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnostic systems and instruments 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions versus entities: ‘lumping’ versus ‘splitting’ 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly detection 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Understanding Other Minds: Cognitive Approaches \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding false belief: a specific mental module? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding minds: a specific process or something else? 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvisional conclusions 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Understanding Other People: Emotion and Interaction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppraisal of emotion in others 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the directedness of behaviour 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding others in autism: final conclusions 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Beyond Social Impairment: Difficulties with Executive Functions \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications of the executive dysfunction account for our understanding of ASD 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Building a Coherent Picture of the World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative explanations of WCC phenomena 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Attention and Perception \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttention 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccounting for attentional difficulties 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Specific Aspects of Understanding: Faces, Concepts and Memory \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFace processing 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcept formation 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemory 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Psychology, Autism and the Brain \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudies of brain size and structure 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesion-based models of autistic behaviour 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of global brain dysfunction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrain impairments inferred from more basic psychological processes 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Development \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions about development in ASD: psychometrics, matching and developmental delay 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopmental trajectories in ASD 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopmental change in two psychological domains: theory of mind and executive functions 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopmental theory and ASD 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Whence and Whither: Glimpses of the Tapestry, Paths Through the Jungle \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e242\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow far have we really come? 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepping back to move forward? Emerging themes 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal thoughts 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 299\u003c\/p\u003e Professor \u003cb\u003eDermot M Bowler,\u003c\/b\u003e City University, London. Professor Bowler has published several articles in journals that include the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAutism\u003c\/i\u003e.  Psychological research into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has increased exponentially in the last two decades.  Much of this work has been led by various theorists who claim to have identified processes that hold the key to understanding the condition.  As a consequence, newcomers to the field feel that they have to opt for one or more of the competing approaches and to neglect the remainder as being in some way wrong.  In fact, the different theoretical perspectives are just that – different points of view on the same phenomenon – each with its own insights to offer.  This is not to say that understanding ASD in psychological terms is just a matter of choosing a perspective and that all perspectives are of equal value.  Clearly they are not.   \u003cp\u003eThis book, in addition to providing an outline of what current perspectives have to offer, also provides a framework to help readers to decide which aspects of psychological research into ASD contribute to our understanding of the field and how these can be integrated in a way that enables research to be taken forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988779647205,"sku":"NP9780470026861","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470026861.jpg?v=1761781560","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/autism-spectrum-disorders-isbn-9780470026861","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}