BARON-COHEN SIMON

(P/B) TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TO MIND-READ
The difficulties experienced by children with autism and related conditions in inferring the thoughts, beliefs, desires and intentions of others are well documented in numerous studies. It now seems that these deficits underlie many of the social and communication problems that are characteristic of autism. Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read explores the relationship of "theory of mind" deficits to other areas of children's functioning and describes existing experimental work that has attempted to enhance the skills associated with...
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(P/B) AUTISM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME
In this new book Simon Baron-Cohen summarizes the current understanding of autism and Asperger Syndrome. He explains the process of diagnosis, as well as the options for education and intervention for those with these conditions. Taking a lifespan approach, Professor Baron-Cohen considers how the conditions affect very young children through to adulthood. He also outlines his new Empathizing-Systemizing (ES) theory, which aims to explain all of the psychological features of autistic-spectrum conditions. This book is designed firstly for pe...
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ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΑ ΜΕ ΑΥΤΙΣΜΟ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΝΟΥ
Οι δυσκολίες που αντιμετωπίζουν τα παιδιά με αυτισμό και συναφείς διαταραχές να συμπεραίνουν τις σκέψεις, τις πεποιθήσεις, τις επιθυμίες και τις προθέσεις των άλλων, έχει γίνει το αντικείμενο πολλών μελετών. Φαίνεται λοιπόν ότι το έλλειμμα αυτό είναι η βάση πολλών κοινωνικών και επικοινωνιακών δυσκολιών που χαρακτηρίζουν τον αυτισμό. Ο οδηγός αυτός εξετάζει τη σχέση ελλειμμάτων στη θεωρεία του νου με άλλους λειτουργικούς τομείς των παιδιών και περιγράφει τις υπάρχουσες επιστημονικές μελέτες που επιχειρούν να εντείνουν τις δεξιότητες οι οπο...
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(DVD-ROM) MIND READING: THE INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO EMOTIONS 1.3

(P/B) THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE

(P/B) THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE
Men and women: what really makes us different? Why do women love to chat while men prefer games, gadgets and alphabetizing their CDs? Why can a woman tell when you’re lying? And what is it about men and lists...? We all know the opposite sex can be a baffling species, but we’ve never had the facts to tell us why - until now. Here leading psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen reveals: - That male and female minds are different - Why female brains are better at empathizing - How male brains are designed to analyse ‘systems’ (from maps to music) - T...
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