Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry: Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Adhd

353 Pages·2001·1.51 MB·English

by  Lisa Blakemore-Brown

Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry
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Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry
Autism, Asperger Syndrome and ADHD
Lisa Blakemore-Brown
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Contents
ABBREVIATIONS 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11
INTRODUCTION 13
1 The warp and the weft: weaving the
developmental threads 33
2 Brief cross–Atlantic history of two spectrum
disorders: autistic spectrum disorder
and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder 60
3 Causes, triggers and the interweave 81
4 Definitions, descriptions and disorders 103
5 The threads of social engagement 143
6 Failing systems 186
7 Tangled tapestries 198
8 Creating the tapestry 208
9 Interventions 238
APPENDIX1:DIAGNOSTICCRITERIA 303
APPENDIX2:TAPESTRYRESOURCES 314
REFERENCES 335
INDEX 343