Autism: An Integrated View from Neurocognitive, Clinical, and Intervention Research - Tapa dura

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Evelyn McGregor is a Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the University of St Andrews. She is a founder of the Scottish Autism Research Group. Her research interests in autism include cognitive intervention, narrative ability and attitudes to inclusion.

María Núñez is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. Her current research in relation to autism includes the cognitive basis of reasoning in interpersonal exchange.

Katie Cebula currently holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship in the School of Education at the University of Edinburgh. Her research is in exploring the impact of interventions for children with autism on the wider family.

Juan Carlos Gómez is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews. His current research in relation to autism includes development of prelinguistic communication and early theories of mind in human infants, primates and children with autism.

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Research on autism has flourished in the last twenty years, driving increased specialization within neurocognitive, clinical and interventionist fields. As specialities swell, however, research lines become isolated. This collection of research on autism spectrum disorders investigates and cross-references a range of current thinking &; from functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies to naturalistic intervention.

Autism: An Integrated View features contributions from scientific teams at the forefront of contemporary research on autism. These experts have concluded that an interdisciplinary approach is not only necessary to the understanding of this complex disorder, but also an essential link in defining key issues found in other disciplines. With introductory and concluding chapters highlighting major research themes while exploring broader issues on the integration of autism research, this comprehensive overview balances a wide scope of perspectives for scholars, practitioners, and students alike.