VOLUME 1: DIAGNOSIS, DEVELOPMENT, NEUROBIOLOGY, AND BEHAVIOR. SECTION I: DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION. Chapter 1. Issues in the Classification of Autism and Related Conditions (Fred R. Volkmar and Ami Klin). Chapter 2. Epidemiological Studies of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Eric Fombonne). Chapter 3.
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (Fred R. Volkmar, Kathy Koenig, and Matthew State). Chapter 4. Asperger Syndrome (Ami Klin, James McPartland, and Fred R. Volkmar). Chapter 5. Rett Syndrome: A Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Richard Van Acker, Jennifer A. Loncola, and Eryn Y.
Van Acker). Chapter 6. Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (Kenneth E. Towbin). Chapter 7. Outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Patricia Howlin). SECTION II: DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR. Chapter 8.
Autism in Infancy and Early Childhood (Katarzyna Chawarska and Fred R. Volkmar). Chapter 9. The School-Age Child with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Katherine A. Loveland and Belgin Tunali-Kotoski). Chapter 10. Adolescents and Adults with Autism (Victoria Shea and Gary B. Mesibov).
Chapter 11. Social Development in Autism (Alice S. Carter, Naomi Ornstein Davis, Ami Klin, and Fred R. Volkmar). Chapter 12. Language and Communication in Autism (Helen Tager-Flusberg, Rhea Paul, and Catherine Lord). Chapter 13. Neuropsychological Characteristics in Autism and Related Conditions (Katherine D.
Tsatsanis). Chapter 14. Imitation and Play in Autism (Sally J. Rogers, Ian Cook, and Adrienne Meryl). Chapter 15. Autism and Emotion (Peter Hobson). SECTION III: NEUROLOGICAL AND MEDICAL ISSUES. Chapter 16.
Genetic Influences and Autism (Michael Rutter). Chapter 17. Neurochemical Studies of Autism (George M. Anderson and Yoshihiko Hoshino). Chapter 18. Neurologic Aspects of Autism (Nancy J. Minshew, John A. Sweeney, Margaret L.
Bauman, and Sara Jane Webb). Chapter 19. Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorders (Robert T. Schultz and Diana L. Robins). Chapter 20. Medical Aspects of Autism (Pauline A. Filipek).
SECTION IV: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES. Chapter 21. Problems of Categorical Classification Systems (Lorna Wing). Chapter 22. Executive Functions (Sally Ozonof f, Mikle South, and Sherri Provencal). Chapter 23. Empathizing and Systemizing in Autism Spectrum Conditions (Simon Baron-Cohen, Sally Wheelwright, John Lawson, Richard Grif fin, Chris Ashwin, Jac Billington, and Bhismadev Chakrabarti). Chapter 24.
The Weak Central Coherence Account of Autism (Francesca Happé). Chapter 25. Joint Attention and Neurodevelopmental Models of Autism (Peter Mundy and Courtney Burnette). Chapter 26. 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. VOLUME 2: ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTIONS, AND POLICY. SECTION V: ASSESSMENT. Chapter 27. Screening for Autism in Young Children (Elaine E. Coonrod and Wendy L. Stone). Chapter 28.
Diagnostic Instruments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Catherine Lord and Christina Corsello). Chapter 29. Clinical Evaluation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Psychological Assessment within a Transdisciplinary Framework (Ami Klin, Celine Saulnier, Katherine Tsatsanis, and Fred R. Volkmar). Chapter 30. Assessing Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Rhea Paul). Chapter 31. Behavioral Assessment of Individuals with Autism: A Functional Ecological Approach (Michael D.
Powers). Chapter 32. Sensory and Motor Features in Autism: Assessment and Intervention (Grace T. Baranek, L. Diane Parham, and James W. Bodfish). SECTION VI: INTERVENTIONS. Chapter 33.
Curriculum and Classroom Structure (J. Gregory Olley). Chapter 34. Behavioral Interventions to Promote Learning in Individuals with Autism (Laura Schreibman and Brooke Ingersoll). Chapter 35. Behavioral Inte.