Tabla de Contenidos:
  • v. 1. Diagnosis, development, neurobiology, and behavior: DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION: Issues in the classification of autism and related conditions / Fred R. Volkmar and Ami Klin
  • Epidemiological studies of pervasive developmental disorders / Eric Fombonne
  • Childhood disintegrative disorder / Fred R. Volkmar, Kathy Koenig, and Matthew State
  • Asperger syndrome / Ami Klin, James McPartland, and Fred R. Volkmar
  • Rett syndrome: A pervasive developmental disorder / Richard Van Acker, Jennifer A. Loncola, and Eryn Y. Van Acker
  • Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified / Kenneth E. Towbin
  • Outcomes in autism spectrum disorders / Patricia Howlin
  • DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR: Autism in infancy and early childhood / Katarzyna Chawarska and Fred R. Volkmar
  • The school-age child with an autistic spectrum disorder / Katherine A. Loveland and Belgin Tunali-Kotoski
  • Adolescents and adults with autism / Victoria Shea and Gary B. Mesibov
  • Social development in autism / Alice S. Carter, Naomi Ornstein Davis, Ami Klin, and Fred R. Volkmar
  • Language and communication in autism / Helen Tager-Flusberg, Rhea Paul, and Catherine Lord
  • Neuropsychological characteristics in autism and related conditions / Katherine D. Tsatsanis
  • Imitation and play in autism / Sally J. Rogers, Ian Cook, and Adrienne Meryl
  • Autism and emotion / Peter Hobson
  • NEUROLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ISSUES: Genetic influences and autism / Michael Rutter
  • Neurochemical studies of autism / George M. Anderson and Yoshihiko Hoshino
  • Neurologic aspects of autism / Nancy J. Minshew, John A. Sweeney, Margaret L. Bauman, and Sara Jane Webb
  • Functional neuroimaging studies of autism spectrum disorders / Robert T. Schultz and Diana L. Robins
  • Medical aspects of autism / Pauline A. Filipek
  • THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES: Problems of categorical classification systems / Lorna Wing
  • Executive functions / Sally Ozonoff, Mikle South, and Sherri Provencal
  • Empathizing and systemizing in autism spectrum condition / Simon Baron-Cohen, Sally Wheelwright, John Lawson, Richard Griffin, Chris Ashwin, Jac Billington, and Bhismadev Chakraharti
  • The weak central coherence account of autism / Francesca Happe
  • Joint attention and neurodevelopmental models of autism / Peter Mundy and Courtney Burnette / The enactive mind--From actions to cognition: Lessons from autism / Ami Klin, Warren Jones, Robert T. Schultz, and Fred R. Volkmar
  • Author index
  • Subject index
  • v. 2. Assessment, interventions, and policy: ASSESSMENT: Screening for autism in young children / Elaine E. Coonrod and Wendy L. Stone
  • Diagnostic instruments in autistic spectrum disorders / Catherine Lord and Christina Corsello
  • Clinical evaluation in autism spectrum disorders: Psychological assessment within a transdisciplinary framework / Ami Klin, Celine Saulnier, Katherine Tsatsanis, and Fred R. Volkmar
  • Assessing communication in autism spectrum disorders / Rhea Paul
  • Behavioral assessment of individuals with autism: A functional ecological approach / Michael D. Powers
  • Sensory and motor features in autism: Assessment and intervention / Grace T. Baranek, L. Diane Parham, and James W. Bodfish
  • INTERVENTIONS: Curriculum and classroom structure / J. Gregory Olley
  • Behavioral interventions to promote learning in individuals with autism / Laura Schreibman and Brooke Ingersoll
  • Behavioral interventions / Joel D. Bregman, Dianne Zager, and John Gerdtz
  • Critical issues in enhancing communication abilities for persons with autism spectrum disorders / Barry M. Prizant and Amy M. Wetherby
  • Enhancing early language in children with autism spectrum disorders / Rhea Paul and Dean Sutherland
  • Addressing social communication skills in individuals with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome: Critical priorities in educational programming / Wendy D. Marans, Emily Rubin, and Amy Laurent
  • School-based programs / Joel R. Arick, David A. Krug, Ann Fullerton, Lauren Loos, and Ruth Falco
  • Helping children with autism enter the mainstream / Jan S. Handleman, Sandra L. Harris, and Megan P. Martins
  • Models of educational intervention for students with autism: Home, center, and school-based programming / Sandra L. Harris, Linda J. Kunce, and Eric Schopler
  • Employment: Options and issues for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders / Peter F. Gerhardt and David L. Holmes
  • Psychopharmacology / Lawrence Scahill and Andres Martin
  • PUBLIC POLICY PERSPECTIVES: Preparation of autism specialists / Gail G. McGee and Michael J. Morrier
  • Educating children with autism: current legal issues / Myrna R. Mandlawitz
  • Cross-cultural program priorities and reclassification of outcome research methods / Eric Schopler
  • INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: International perspectives / Fred R. Volkmar
  • PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES: Community-integrated residential services for adults with autism: A working model (Based on a mother's odyssey) / Ruth Christ Sullivan
  • A sibling's perspective on autism / Jason B. Konidaris
  • A personal perspective of autism / Temple Grandin
  • A teacher's perspective: Adult outcomes / Virginia Walker Sperry
  • Autism: Where we have been, where we are going / Isabelle Rapin
  • Author index
  • Subject index.