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The Sage Handbook of Developmental Disorders
Contributor(s): Howlin, Patricia (Editor), Charman, Tony (Editor), Ghaziuddin, Mohammad (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1412944864     ISBN-13: 9781412944861
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE: $210.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Reference
- Medical | Reference
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
Dewey: 616.858
LCCN: 2010940447
Series: Sage Handbooks
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" L (2.65 lbs) 592 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 10/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 342
 
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Publisher Description:

Reflecting the enormous changes that have taken place in our knowledge and understanding of developmental disorders, this groundbreaking international volume brings this vast and complex field together for the first time. The editors have collected together the world′s leading academic scholars and clinicians, to explore how current research across a range of different disciplines can inform academic knowledge and clinical practice and help to improve the lives of individuals and their families.

The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Disorders is a central reference in the field for all academics, researchers, clinicians and advanced students involved in the study of developmental disorders, including those in clinical psychology, child psychiatry, child mental health, child genetics and pediatrics, speech language pathology, and developmental disabilities and special education.

Contributor Bio(s): Howlin, Patricia: - Patricia Howlin PhD is Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London.Charman, Tony: - Prof. Charman holds the Chair in Clinical Child Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London. His main research interest is the investigation of social cognitive development in children with autism and the clinical application of this work via screening, diagnostic, epidemiological, intervention, and 'at risk' studies. He is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and works in a specialist service for children with autism and complex neurodevelopmental conditions at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and over 30 book chapters. He has served on a number of expert panels for the Medical Research Council and NICE in the UK, NIH in the USA and the WHO. He has worked closely with Ambitious about Autism, the National Autistic Society, Research Autism and Autistica to advocate for services and positive policy development for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.Ghaziuddin, Mohammad: - Mohammad Ghaziuddin is an Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA.
 
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