Understanding the nature of autism and Asperger's disorder forty years of clinical practice and pioneering research - Ritvo, Edward (Jessica Kingsley, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167) and index
Introduction -- - 1 - Understanding how to understand a disease -- - 2 - The clinical symptoms : from severe autism to Asperger's disorder -- - 3 - The life course of autism and Asperger's disorder -- - 4 - Searching the brain for clues -- - 5 - Searching for causes -- - 6 - Supportive treatments : which ones, when, and for whom -- - 7 - My casebook -- - 8 - The importance of obtaining a diagnosis -- - 9 - The "official diagnostic criteria" -- - Epilogue -- - Suggestions for gathering further information