by Michael Rutter, Eric Schopler · Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers · tapa dura · ISBN 9780306310966
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«Autism: A Reappraisal of Concepts and Treatment» is a collective work edited by Michael Rutter and Eric Schopler, in hardback (540 pages, English).
The volume stems from the papers of the International Symposium on Autism (St. Gallen, 1976) and offers an update on knowledge, research, education, and clinical practice on autism. Rutter and Schopler rewrote the contributions to combine rigorous research with new ideas and treatment approaches.
The first edition was published in April 1978. The work is part of the «Child Behavior & Development» series and includes bibliographies and indexes.
Aimed at professionals and academics in medicine and paediatrics, and at autism researchers.
Sir Michael Llewellyn Rutter was the first person to be appointed professor of child psychiatry in the United Kingdom. He has been described as the "father of child psychiatry".
