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Part of the Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP) Book Series

Featured New Release: Innovative Technologies to Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum

By IGI Global on Mar 3, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 3, 2014, Hershey, PA – IGI Global, an international publisher of progressive academic research, is pleased to announce the release of Innovative Technologies to Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum, a unique text providing insights on new and forthcoming assistive and affective technologies in the realm of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Innovative Technologies to Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum According to Innovative Technologies to Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum, recent studies done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that approximately 1 in every 88 American children are on the autism spectrum, a 10 fold increase in diagnosis over the past 40 years. But recent developments in the field of autism are fighting to correct these dismal numbers. Innovative Technologies to Benefit Children on the Autism Spectrum brings together relevant theoretical frameworks and empirical research concerning the emerging technologies that benefit individuals living with autism.

Editor Nava R. Silton of Marymount Manhattan College, USA, has worked at Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, and Mediakidz. She taught both undergraduate and graduate psychology courses at Fordham University, Hunter College, and Touro College, and began a tenure-track line in the Department of Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College in the fall of 2011. Combined with the knowledge of over 30 other researchers from around the world, Silton's expertise in the field of autism displayed in this publication provides an excellent resource for for parents, teachers, special educators, researchers, academics, and other professionals seeking relevant information on the emerging technological advances available for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. This title is a part of the Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP) Book Series, a collection of the most recent research on the latest technology used in areas of nursing informatics, clinical technology, biomedicine, diagnostic technologies, and more.

To provide a review for this publication, please contact Ann Lupold, Promotions Coordinator (information below). To review this text for potential course adoption, contact Marketing Coordinator Nathan Laird at nlaird@igi-global.com or (717) 533-8845, ext. 114.


About IGI Global: Founded in 1988, IGI Global, headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA), is an innovative international publishing company specializing in the publication of research-based reference works including books, encyclopedias, journals, teaching cases, proceedings, and databases focusing on the subject areas of: engineering, healthcare, business, education, social science, library science, environmental science, public administration, computer science, and the humanities. IGI Global produces high-quality scholarly publications aimed at providing the research community and academic research libraries with reference publications on emerging innovations in diverse fields. For more information about IGI Global, please visit www.igi-global.com/.

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