Reference, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, Medical, Specialty Boutique, Children's Health, Autism 

This handbook provides an overview of the current scientific understanding of autism spectrum disorders, as well as a cultural and historical perspective on the controversies that plague the field.• Presents diagnostic criteria from the American Psychiatric Association manual• Contains quotations and excerpts from scientific literature and text from court proceedings related to the Vaccine Injury Program• Includes a chronology of important events in the field of autism, beginning in 1910 when the word "autism" was first used• 12 charts, figures, and graphs illustrate autism diagnosis, neuroscience, treatment, prevalence, and cultural factors• Includes reference bibliographies at the end of each chapter, as well as a chapter of annotated print and nonprint resources related to autism - from Amzon