Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 2 Assessment, Interventions, and Policy

Since the original edition was first published more than a quarter-century ago, The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders has been the most influential reference work in the field. Volume 2 of this comprehensive work includes a wealth of information from the experts in their respective specialities within the larger field of autism studies: Assessment, Interventions, and Social Policy Perspectives.

Within the three sections found in Volume 2, readers will find in-depth treatment of:

• Screening for autism in young children; diagnostic instruments in autism spectrum disorders (ASD); clinical evaluation in multidisciplinary settings; assessing communications in ASD; and behavioral assessment of individuals with autism, including current practice and future directions
• Interventions for infants and toddlers at risk; comprehensive treatment models for children and youth with ASD; targeted interventions for social communication symptoms in preschoolers with ASD; augmentative and alternative communication; interventions for challenging behaviors; supporting mainstream educational success; supporting inclusion education; promoting recreational engagement in children with ASD; social skills interventions; and employment and related services for adults with ASD
• Supporting adult independence in the community for individuals with high functioning ASD; supporting parents, siblings, and grandparents of people with ASD; and evidence-based psychosocial interventions for individuals with ASD
• Special topic coverage such as autism across cultures; autism in the courtroom; alternative treatments; teacher and professional training guidelines; economic aspects of autism; and consideration of alternative treatments

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 IV: Assessment

Chapter 24: Screening for Autism in Young Children

Lisa V. Ibañez, Wendy L. Stone, and Elaine E. Coonrod

Chapter 25 Diagnostic Instruments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Catherine Lord, Christina Corsello, and Rebecca Grzadzinski

Chapter 26: Clinical Evaluation in Multidisciplinary Settings

Fred R. Volkmar, Leah Booth, James C. McPartland, and Lisa Wiesner

Chapter 27: Assessing Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Rhea Paul and Donia Fahim

Chapter 28: Behavioral Assessment of Individuals with Autism: Current Practice and Future Directions

Michael D. Powers, Mark J.  Palmieri, Shaunessy M. Egan, Jessica L. Rohrer, Elizabeth Nulty, and Solandy Forte

Section V: Interventions

Chapter 29: Interventions for Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sally J. Rogers and Laurie Vismara

Chapter 30: Comprehensive Treatment Models for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Samuel L. Odom, Brian Boyd, Laura J. Hall, Kara A. Hume

Chapter 31 Targeted Interventions for Social Communication Symptoms in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Paul Yoder, Tiffany Woynaroski, and Micheal Sandbank

Chapter 32: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Pat Mirenda

Chapter 33: Interventions for Challenging Behaviors

Robert E. O’Neill, William R. Jenson, and Keith Radley

Chapter 34: Supporting Mainstream Educational Success

Elizabeth Schoen Simmons, Elizabeth Lanter, and Megan C. Lyons

Chapter 35: Supporting Inclusive Education

Megan P. Martins, Sandra L. Harris and Jan S. Handleman

Chapter 36: Promoting Recreational Engagement in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Marie-Christine Potvin, Patricia A. Prelock, Laurie Snider, and Liliane Beaudoin Savard

Chapter 37: Social Skill Interventions

Scott Bellini, Lauren Gardner, and Kimberly Markoff

Chapter 38: Employment and Related Services for Adults with ASD

Peter F. Gerhardt, Frank Cicero, and Erik Mayville

Chapter 39: Beyond Academic Intelligence: Increasing College Success for Students on the Autism Spectrum

Christine Wenzel and Jane Thierfeld Brown

Chapter 40: Supporting Parents, Siblings, and Grandparents of People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Kate E. Fiske, Lauren Pepa, Sandra L. Harris

Chapter 41: Supporting Adult Independence in the Community for Individuals with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

James W. Loomis

Chapter 42: Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Brian Reichow and Erin E. Barton

Section VI: Social Policy Perspectives

Chapter 43: Autism across Cultures: Perspectives from Non-Western Cultures and Implications for Research

Megan Freeth, Elizabeth Milne, Elizabeth Sheppard, and Rajani Ramachandran

Chapter 44: Developing and Implementing Practice Guidelines

Iain McClure

Chapter 45: Autism in the Courtroom

Gary S. Mayerson

Chapter 46: Alternative Treatments

Tristram Smith, Leona Oakes, and Katelyn Selver

Chapter 47: Preparing Teachers and Professionals

Ruth Blennerhassett Eren and Mark P. Groskreutz

Chapter 48 Economic Aspects of Autism

Martin Knapp and Ariane Buescher

Chapter 49: Translating research into effective social policy

Peter Doehring

Chapter 50: Autism in Retrospect and Prospect

Fred R. Volkmar

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