Autism

Based on Francesca Happ¿ best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological Theory, this completely new edition provides a concise overview of contemporary psychological theories about autism. Fletcher-Watson and Happ¿xplore the relationship between theories of autism at psychological (cognitive), biological and behavioural levels, and consider their clinical and educational impact.

The authors summarise what is known about the biology and behavioural features of autism, and provide concise but comprehensive accounts of all influential psychological models including ¿Theory of Mind¿ (ToM) models, early social development models and alternative information processing models such as ¿weak central coherence¿ theory. The book also discusses more recent attempts to understand autism, including the ¿Double Empathy Problem¿ and Bayesian theories. In each case, the authors describe the theory, review the evidence and provide critical analysis of its va