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Direct linkWhitehead, Patrick – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The author argues for a functionalist understanding of autism. Instead of explaining autism as an inborn or otherwise neurological deficit, autism may be understood as a functional disturbance: the impairment of the abstract attitude. The abstract attitude is a concept developed by German neuropsychiatrist Kurt Goldstein (1987-1965) to describe…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Children
Peer reviewedEisert, Debra C.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Investigates the relationship between social-behavioral competence and behavior disorders among preschoolers in a Head Start program. Results indicate that children identified as externalizers and internalizers are clearly different from those in the control group on a range of adjustment measures. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Control Groups, Interpersonal Competence
