PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

I -
VIEWS OF AUTISM

II -
DEVELOPMENTAL
LANGUAGE DISORDER

III -
VIEWPOINT ON NEURO-
LOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS

IV -
RESEARCH   RELEVANT
TO  UNDERSTANDING
AUTISM

V -
CHRONOLOGY AND
CONTEXT OF
UNDERSTANDING
30. Selected Highlights
31. Nineteenth Century
32. Early twentieth Century
33. 1930-1939
34. 1940-1949
35. 1950-1959
36. 1960-1969
37- 1970-1979
38. 1980-1989
39. 1990-1999
40. 2000-2006

VI -
REFERENCES
Chronology & Context of Understanding:
1 - Concepts of autism
2 - Prenatal rubella infection
3 - Search for neuropathology
4 - Theories of brain impairment
5 - Asphyxia at birth
6 - Auditory function and vulnerability
7 - Auditory evoked potentials
8 - Peri-colliculuar syndrome
9 - Deoxyglucose and blood flow investigations
10 - Genetics and twin studies
11 - Serotonin and enkephalin peptides
12 - Serotonin and cyclic adenosine mono-phosphate
13 - Brainstem damage in cases of neonatal death
14 - Neurotoxicity of hexachlorophene
15 - Prenatal exposure to alcohol and other toxins
16 - Wernicke's encephalopathy
1970 - 1979
19th century
1970-79
1960-69
1950-59
1930-39
1900-29
1940-49
1980-89
1990-99
2000-06
Highlights
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