Autism and Intelligence

N L Bushwick

Introduction - Understanding Autism From a Developmental Perspective

Part I

Chapter 1 - Approaching the Study of Autism

Chapter 2 - A General Description of Autism

Chapter 3 - Background: Some Past and Present Theories of Autism

Chapter 4 - Evaluation of Earlier Theories

Part II

Chapter 5 - Laying the Foundations of an Analysis of Intelligence

Chapter 6 - Learning and Memory

Chapter 7 - Cognitive Structures

Part III

Chapter 8 - Towards a New Theory of Autism

Chapter 9 - Social Learning and Autism

Chapter 10 - Underlying Causes

Chapter 11 - Language and Communication

Chapter 12 - Theory of Mind

Chapter 13 - Basic Thought Processes

Chapter 14 - Autism and Society