| Autism research : Calling attention to recent
advances in early identification and educational therapy, Shirley Cohen,
a teacher of teachers, provides expert guidance through the often confusing
arena of autism. Informed and humane, her work offers up-to-date research
findings within a scientific framework enriched by her own observations
and narratives from parents and adults with autism .
The treatment of children with autism is a particularly
emotion-laden, contentious area. Shirley Cohen, who has no personal or
professional stake in any of the various forms of treatment, leads us through
an analysis of the approaches currently available, especially the educational
interventions designed for young children. Readers will welcome this informed
and humane combination of up-to-date research findings, personal observations,
and narratives from parents and adults with autism.
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