1. What is Autism? 2. Physiological Regulation, Perception, and Cognition in the Early Years 3. Development of Social and Emotional Understanding 4. Language Acquisition and Use 5. Middle Childhood 6. Adolescence 7. Stability of Individual Differences and Prediction over Time 8. In Search of Core Deficits and Causes of Autism 9. Interventions Notes References Index
Marian Sigman is Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. Lisa Capps was Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sigman and Capps have produced an excellent book...the structure of
[which] is very clear...By contrasting the development of children
with autism with the development of other children, the
significance of the core deficits in autism is revealed. Accounts
of the relevant theoretical and empirical work are up to date and
the use of clinical vignettes really helps to bring the text to
life...The authors' wealth of experience of people with autism,
together with real empathy for people with social impairments, is
apparent throughout...For the undergraduate or person with limited
experience of autism, Children with Autism provides a very
interesting account of what autism is. However, I would also...urge
my colleagues who work as clinical or educational practitioners
with children who have developmental disorders to read this book.
Those of us who are continually submerged in the histories and
observations of children who develop atypically are at risk of
losing the wider developmental perspective, which this book
provides for us very eloquently.
*The Psychologist [UK]*
Strongly recommended. [This book] provides very clear (and yet not
over-simplified), up-to-date and non-dogmatic coverage of theories
and research concerning this important and interesting topic. It is
also useful as a general introduction to the principles of
developmental psychopathology: for example, clarifying the crucial
and often confusing distinction between core deficits and
causes...An invaluable addition to academic and clinical psychology
department libraries.
*BPS Developmental Psychology Section Newsletter [UK]*
What a pleasure to read a clearly organized book on autism, that
delivers what it promises! The title leads the readers to expect a
developmental perspective, and the authors choose this eminently
sensible approach, reviewing the evidence in terms of what we would
expect normally developing infants, children, adolescents, and
adults to be doing, and what we find people with autism doing at
each of these developmental levels. Equally welcome is the way in
which autism is discussed in terms of IQ. In this way, the authors
steer well clear of the trap that a simple and static picture can
be drawn of autism...The book moves effortlessly from psychological
to biological studies, and it reviews what is known and contains
illustrative case vignettes to help contextualize these
studies...[This book] is a valuable addition to the literature.
*British Journal of Developmental Psychology*
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