Assessment and Diagnosis in Autism, Gebunden
Assessment and Diagnosis in Autism
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- Herausgeber:
- Johnny L. Matson
- Verlag:
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 03/2026
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783032118011
- Artikelnummer:
- 12501647
- Umfang:
- 437 Seiten
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 23.3.2026
- Serie:
- Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
This book examines evidence-based methods and clinical challenges in the assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan. It addresses a range of autism assessment issues, including intelligence, intellectual disability, and feeding and sleep issues. The book discusses such topics as autism and executive function, forensic mental health, and technology use in context of cultural considerations. It addresses clinician stress and professional fulfillment in diagnosing and assessing autism.
Key areas of coverage include:
- The use of machine learning in autism assessment.
- Autism assessment during infancy, early childhood, and adolescence.
- Autism assessment during adulthood.
- Clinical ethics and autism diagnosis and assessment.
- Ethics and legal issues and implications in the assessment of autism.
Assessment and Diagnosis in Autism is a must-have volume for clinicians and related therapists and professionals as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in developmental psychology, clinical child and school psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, developmental psychology, behavioral therapy / rehabilitation, pediatrics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, neurology, and special education.
Biografie
Johnny L. Matson, Ph.D., Professor and Distinguished Research Master and Director of the Ph.D. program in clinical psychology in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. He is the author of more than 450 publications, including 34 books. In addition, he is the editor-in-chief of two research journals, Research in Developmental Disabilities and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. He has served as an expert for the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, and is past president of the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Division of the American Psychological Association. His research and clinical interests are in autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities.
