Current Research Findings on Childhood Autism
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 40 (6) , 289-294
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674379504000603
Abstract
Objective: To review the main areas of current research findings regarding the core deficits in autism and the implications of these findings for the practicing clinician.Method: Behavioural, cognitive, emotional and neurophysiological aspects are covered with an emphasis on the importance of methodology.Results: The implication of these findings for the treatment of autism is discussed.Conclusion: Autism can teach us how we learn about emotions and the possibility of sensitive periods of development.Keywords
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