Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling ApproachA long-awaited book from developmental disorders expert John Morton, Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach makes sense of the many competing theories about what can go wrong with early brain development, causing a child to develop outside the normal range.
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... diagrams as a tool 18 A tool for representing causal relationships 18 Chapter 2 Introducing Cognition One thingI do want you to believe Reductionism Can we rely on behaviour? The IQ example: a note of caution Why cause needs cognition ...
... diagrams as a tool 18 A tool for representing causal relationships 18 Chapter 2 Introducing Cognition One thingI do want you to believe Reductionism Can we rely on behaviour? The IQ example: a note of caution Why cause needs cognition ...
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... diagram ideas on weak central coherence in autism Summary Chapter 5 The What and the How Ground rules of causal modelling Chapter 6 Competing Causal Accounts of Autism Representing the effects of environmental factors Cognitive theories ...
... diagram ideas on weak central coherence in autism Summary Chapter 5 The What and the How Ground rules of causal modelling Chapter 6 Competing Causal Accounts of Autism Representing the effects of environmental factors Cognitive theories ...
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... diagrams instead of words. Here I point out for the first time, as I will point out repeatedly, that use of the tool ... diagram. The notation is very simple, and I work through three examples of different types to give you a feel for ...
... diagrams instead of words. Here I point out for the first time, as I will point out repeatedly, that use of the tool ... diagram. The notation is very simple, and I work through three examples of different types to give you a feel for ...
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... diagram this in figure 1.2. This is not meant to be a profound thought, but we will see that it makes a difference to the way in which we think about the problem. The next stage is to see that it is inappropriate to represent mothers ...
... diagram this in figure 1.2. This is not meant to be a profound thought, but we will see that it makes a difference to the way in which we think about the problem. The next stage is to see that it is inappropriate to represent mothers ...
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... diagram of the seating plan: Helga Jim Lorraine Mary Pierre With such a plan, much more difficult problems become child's play. An example of the limits of language – be careful when you read this Let me begin to illustrate the ...
... diagram of the seating plan: Helga Jim Lorraine Mary Pierre With such a plan, much more difficult problems become child's play. An example of the limits of language – be careful when you read this Let me begin to illustrate the ...
Contents
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A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 2 Introducing Cognition | 20 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 3 Representing Causal Relationships Technical and Formal Considerations | 34 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 4 Autism How Causal Modelling Started | 67 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 5 The What and the How | 98 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 6 Competing Causal Accounts of Autism | 106 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 7 The Problem of Diagnosis | 133 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 8 A Causal Analysis of Dyslexia | 161 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 9 The Hyperkinetic Confusions | 208 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 10 Theories of Conduct Disorder | 227 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 11 Tying in Biology | 247 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Chapter 12 To Conclude | 270 |
A Causal Modelling Approach References | 273 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Name Index | 292 |
A Causal Modelling Approach Subject Index | 296 |
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Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach John Morton No preview available - 2005 |
Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach John Morton No preview available - 2008 |
Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach John Morton No preview available - 2005 |
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ability ADHD antisocial behaviour autistic children autistic signs behaviour Figure behaviour genetic behavioural level biological level biological origin biology cognition behaviour Blair brain abnormality brain cognition behaviour brain difference Caspi and Moffitt causal chain causal model cause cause of autism central coherence chapter child claim cognitive deficit cognitive factors cognitive function cognitive level cognitive processes component condition conduct disorder correlation developmental disorders diagnosis diagram Down’s syndrome dyslexia dyslexic effects elements environment environmental example executive dysfunction executive function EXPRAIS false belief task Frith frontal lobe gene genetic GP system hyperactivity hypothesis impairment individual interaction kinds lack language lead learning mechanism mental Morton neural neurons normal development notation particular performance phenotype phonological deficit phonological processing difficulty possible predictions problems psychopathy reason relation represent representation response Ritalin shown in figure social specific syndrome theories of autism Theory of Mind ToMM underlying Uta Frith variability verbal visual