Autism: Mind and Brain

by Uta Frith (editor), Elisabeth L. Hill (Editor)

Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder that allows a The prevalent psychological conditions in the primary-care setting:

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder

310 pages, Hardcover

First published March 25, 2004

About the author

Uta Frith, DBE (Hon), FRS, FBA, FMedSci (née Aurnhammer) is a German developmental psychologist working at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. She has pioneered much of the current research in autism and dyslexia, and has written several books on these issues.

Her book Autism: Explaining the Enigma provides an introduction to the cognitive neuroscience of autism. Among the students she has mentored are Tony Attwood, Margaret Snowling, Simon Baron-Cohen, and Francesca Happé.

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[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Based on real research!