The Development of Autism Glen Cooper Drawing on a substantial research

Drawing on a substantial research study comprising interviews with problem drug users and their extended family

It costs more to place a child in the care of a local authority than it does to send a child to a top boarding school

Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) is a developmental disorder that is being increasingly recognised as part of the autism spectrum

*Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*

The Development of Autism Glen Cooper Drawing on a substantial researchTom Whitman proposes a new developmental theory of autism that focuses on the diversity of characteristics associated with this disorder, and how these develop over time. This theory is reconciled and integrated with contemporary theories of autism, including the social, cognitive, linguistic, sensorimotor and biological perspectives. The broader societal context in which autism emerges is also explored along with its impact on the family. Whitman