Defining Autism

Offering a summary of the current state of knowledge in autism research, Defining Autismlooks at the different genetic, neurological and environmental causes of, and contributoryfactors to autism. It takes a wide-ranging view of developmental and genetic factors, andconsiders autism's relationship with other conditions such as epilepsy.Shedding light on the vast number of autism-related syndromes which are all too oftendenied adequate attention, it shows how, whilst autism refers to a single syndrome, it canbe understood as many different conditions, with the common factors being biological,rather than behavioral.