Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implications for a Neural Theory of Behavior by Bernard Rimland

Synopsis

The Syndrome Of Early Infantile Autism : Background, Course, Diagnosis And Prognosis -- The Parents Of Autistic Children -- The Etiology Of Infantile Autism : The Problem Of Biological Versus Psychological Causation -- The Differentiation Of Early Infantile Autism From Childhood Schizophrenia -- Autism As A Cognitive Dysfunction -- The Specific Biology Of Infantile Autism : Sensory Phenomena, Psychopharmacology, Autopsy Reports And Hyperoxia As Related To The Reticular Formation -- The Theory : Integration And Support -- Ideas For Research -- Some Implications Of Early Infantile Autism For The Study Of Personality -- Further Implications Of The Study Of Autism -- Some Implications Of Early Infantile Autism For A Theory Of Behavior. Edited By Stephen M. Edelson ; Forewords By Temple Grandin, And Margaret L. Bauman ; Original Foreword By Leo Kanner ; Afterword By Sidney M. Baker. Commentary On: Infantile Autism / Bernard Rimland. C1964. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.