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Contents
- The autism spectrum
- Moving around the course
- Introduction
- 1 Your understanding of autism
- 2 What is autism?
- 3 Sources of knowledge
- 4 Methods for understanding autism
- 5 Personal testimonies
- 6 Brief history of autism: key players and milestones
- 6.1 1940s: the pioneers
- 6.2 Asperger revisited
- 6.3 1960s: biological and socio-emotional theories of autism
- 6.4 1960s: developments in the UK
- 6.5 1970s: early research milestones
- 6.6 1980s: an intervention to help children with autism
- 6.7 1980s–90s: a new theory of autism
- 6.8 1960s–2010s: prevalence of autism in the population
- 6.9 1986 onwards: autistic people speak for themselves
- 6.10 1990s onwards: the neurodiversity movement
- 6.11 The autism spectrum in the 21st century
- 7 This week’s quiz
- 8 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Autistic traits and neurotypicality
- 2 Social characteristics
- 3 Non-social differences
- 4 Reactions to stress
- 5 Skills and talents
- 6 Further dimensions of autism
- 7 This week’s quiz
- 8 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Early clues to autism
- 2 What is diagnosis?
- 3 Experiences of diagnosis
- 4 Challenges for diagnosis
- 5 This week’s quiz
- 6 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 The psychology of autism: explaining social characteristics
- 2 Psychology of autism: explaining non-social characteristics
- 3 Psychology of autism: an integrative explanation?
- 4 The neurobiology of autism
- 5 The genetics of autism
- This week's quiz
- 6 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Perspectives on recovery and help
- 2 Interventions
- 3 Establishing the evidence base for interventions
- 4 TEACCH
- 5 The behavioural approach to intervention
- 6 Naturalistic interventions
- 7 Recent developments in intervention
- 8 This week’s quiz
- 9 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Family life
- 2 Support for families
- 3 Education
- 4 Educational support and choices: the mainstream and other options
- 5 This week’s quiz
- 6 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 The transition to adulthood
- 2 Living arrangements
- 3 Adult outcomes
- 4 Outcomes across the spectrum
- 5 Addressing challenges in adult life: employment and relationships
- 6 Addressing challenges in adult life: legal issues, health and ageing
- 7 The Autism Act and related legislation
- 8 This week’s quiz
- 9 Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Autism: what have you learned?
- 2 The autism spectrum in the 21st century
- 3 Future directions for autism research
- 4 Autism in society
- 5 Autism in a global perspective
- 6 End of course quiz
- 7 End of course summary
- References
- Acknowledgements
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