
Autism 360°
- 1st Edition - September 30, 2019
- Editors: Undurti N. Das, Neophytos L. Papaneophytou, Tatyana El-Kour
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 4 6 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 4 6 7 - 7
Autism 360 uses a hybrid and transdisciplinary methodology to identify mechanisms on how autism is prevented, diagnosed, treated and managed within personal and social construct… Read more

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Request a sales quoteAutism 360 uses a hybrid and transdisciplinary methodology to identify mechanisms on how autism is prevented, diagnosed, treated and managed within personal and social constructs around the world. Adopting a lifespan approach, the book discusses lifestyle challenges and emphasizes issues relating to neurodiversity, individuality, best practices, and support of both people on the spectrum and their families. This book will help change population and individual attitudes and behaviors regarding autism. Its ultimate goal is to empower readers to become both agents of change and an integral part of the solution.
- Covers topics from the prevention and treatment of autism and how to live with it
- Adopts an integrated methods approach
- Features field experiences
- Provides valuable syntheses of scattered material
- Compares cross-cultural learnings
- Discusses the education and employment of those with autism
Nurses, family members of autistic children, physicians, pediatricians, researchers, health care workers, teachers of special schools
- No. of pages: 554
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 30, 2019
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128184660
- eBook ISBN: 9780128184677
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Undurti N. Das
Undurti N. Das is an M.D. in Internal Medicine from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India; a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, and Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar prize awardee. Apart from clinical work, he is researching the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids, cytokines, nitric oxide, free radicals, and anti-oxidants in cancer, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, schizophrenia, sepsis, rheumatological conditions and autisms. His current interests include the epidemiological and molecular aspects of autism, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. Dr. Das was formerly scientist at Efamol Research Institute, Kentville, Canada; Professor of Medicine at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India and Research Professor of Surgery and Nutrition at SUNY (State University of New York) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA. At present, he is the Chairman and Research Director of UND Life Sciences LLC, USA, and serves as a consultant to both Indian and USA based biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Undurti Das is the Founding Editor of the international journal: Lipids in Health and Disease; and serves on the editorial board of another 10 international journals. Dr Das has more than 500 international publications and has been awarded 5 USA patents.
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Neophytos L. Papaneophytou
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