Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1 Diagnosis, Development, and Brain Mechanisms

Since the original edition was first published more than a quarter of a century ago, The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1: Diagnosis, Development, and Brain Mechanisms, has been the most influential reference work in the field of autism and related conditions. The new, updated Fourth Edition takes into account the changes in the disorders' definitions in the DSM-V and ICD-10 that may have profound implications for diagnosis and, by extension, access to services. Along with providing practical clinical advice--including the role of psychopharmacology in treatment—the handbook codifies the ever-expanding current body of research throughout both volumes , offering a wealth of information on the epidemiology of autism and the genetic, environmental, biochemical, social, and neuropathological aspects of the disorder. Volume 1 includes: Information on outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorders

• A range of issues and interventions important from infancy, though adolescence and beyond for individuals with autism spectrum disorders
• Current information about play development, including skills, object play, and interventions
• Coverage of the state of genetic, biochemical, and neuropathological autism research
• Chapters on psychopharmacology and medical care in autism and related conditions

The new edition includes the relevant updates to help readers stay abreast of the state of this rapidly evolving field and gives them a guide to separate the wheat from the chaff as information about autism proliferates.

Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., is Irving B Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center where he directs the autism research program.?He is an associate editor of the Journal of Autism and the American Journal of Psychiatry.?He is the author of several hundred scientific papers and chapters as well as a number of books including?A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Teacher and Family Members Needs to Know.

Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP SLP, is Professor and Director of the Communication Disorders section in the Developmental Disabilities Clinic at the Yale Child Study Center. She holds a joint appointment at SCSU, where she is Professor of Communication Disorders.

Sally J. Rogers, Ph.D., UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute. Her clinical interests include early intervention for children with autism and social skills groups for autistic adults.?She serves on the editorial board of many publications, including the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Kevin A.? Pelphrey, Ph.D., is the Harris Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and director of the Child Neuroscience Laboratory at the Yale Child Study Center.

Section I: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Course

Chapter 1: Autism and the Autism Spectrum: Diagnostic Concepts

Fred R. Volkmar, Brian Reichow, Alexander Westphal, and David S. Mandell

Chapter 2: The Broader Autism Phenotype

Brooke Ingersoll and Allison Wainer

Chapter 3: Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Alison Presmanes Hill, Katharine Zuckerman, and Eric Fombonne

Chapter 4: Outcomes in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Patricia Howlin

Section II: Development and Behavior

Chapter 5: ASD in Infants and Toddlers

Katarzyna Chawarska, Suzanne Macari, Fred Volkmar, So Hyun Kim, and Frederick Shic

Chapter 6 School-Age Children with ASD

Nirit Bauminger-Zviely

Chapter 7: Issues and Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders during Adolescence and Beyond

Lynn Kern Koegel, Robert L. Koegel, Amber R. Miller, and Whitney J. Detar

Chapter 8: Adults with Autism

Carla A. Mazefsky and Susan W. White

Chapter 9: Social development in autism

Naomi Ornstein Davis and Alice S. Carter

Chapter 10: Language and Communication in Autism

So Hyun Kim, Rhea Paul, Helen Tager-Flusberg, and Catherine Lord

Chapter 11: Play Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Skills, Object Play and Interventions

Connie Kasari and Ya-Chih Chang

Chapter 12: Imitation in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Giacomo Vivanti and Antonia Hamilton

Chapter 13: Neuropsychological Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Katherine D. Tsatsanis and Kelly Powell

Chapter 14: Autism and emotion.

R Peter Hobson

Chapter 15: Motor Control and Motor Learning Processes in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Stefanie Bodison and Stewart Mostofsky

Chapter 16: Sensory Features in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Grace T. Baranek, Lauren M. Little, L. Diane Parham, Karla K. Ausderau and Maura Sabatos-DeVito

Section III: Neurobiology and Medical Issues

Chapter 17: Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Michael Rutter and Anita Thapar

Chapter 18: Environmental Factors in the Preconception and Prenatal Periods in Relation to Risk for ASD

Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Kristen Lyall, and Rebecca J. Schmidt

Chapter 19: Biochemical Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder

George M. Anderson

Chapter 20: The Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder

James C. McPartland, Rachael M. Tillman, Daniel Y.-J. Yang, Raphael A. Bernier, and Kevin A. Pelphrey

Chapter 21: The Neuropathology of Autism

Manuel F. Casanova

Chapter 22: Medical Care in Autism and Related Conditions

Fred R. Volkmar, Justin Rowberry, Oana De Vinck Baroody, Abha Gupta, Jennifer Leung, Judith Meyers, Nita Vaswani, and Lisa Wiesner

Chapter 23: Psychopharmacology

Lawrence Scahill, Caitlin S. Tillberg, Andrés Martin

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