Social and Communication Development in

From leading clinical researchers, this book presents important advances in understanding and treating the early social-communication difficulties that are hallmarks of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is grounded in current findings on typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Contributors highlight the connections between ASD and impairments in joint attention, communication and language, play, and imitation. They review approaches to supporting children's functioning in each area, along with evidence-based screening and assessment strategies. Valuable advice is offered on matching treatment to individual children's needs. The book also explores the developmental and neurobiological processes that underlie social-communication deficits in ASD.

Tony Charman, PhD, is Reader in Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the Behavioural and Brain Sciences Unit at the Institute of Child Health, University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He studies early social-cognitive development in children with autism and the clinical application of this work via screening, diagnostic, outcome, early intervention, and epidemiological studies. He will be Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry from 2007 to 2010, is currently Associate Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and is on the editorial boards of Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, the British Journal of Developmental Psychology, and the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Wendy Stone, PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, director of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, and director of the Marino Autism Research Institute-Vanderbilt. Her primary research interests are early identification and intervention in autism, and the influence of early social-communicative development on later behavioral and diagnostic outcomes. She developed the Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds (STAT), which is now being adapted for younger ages. She serves as chair of the Baby Siblings Research Consortium, is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Infants and Young Children, and has participated in several National Institutes of Health work groups focused on best practices in autism research.

PART I. Assessment and Diagnosis

1

(60)

1 Understanding and Measuring Social Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

3

(32)

Amy M. Wetherby

2 Early Diagnosis of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

35

(26)

Catherine Lord and Jennifer Richler

PART II. Screening and Surveillance

61

(54)

3 Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Populations: Progress, Challenges, and Questions for Future Research and Practice

63

(25)

Tony Charman and Simon Baron-Cohen

4 Early Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Clinical Practice Settings

88

(27)

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum and Wendy Stone

PART III. Evidence-Based Interventions

115

(152)

5 Treatment of Responding to and Initiating Joint Attention

117

(26)

Paul J. Yoder and Andrea S. McDuffie

6 Evidence-Based Interventions for Language Development in Young Children with Autism

143

(37)

Sally J. Rogers

7 Promoting Social Reciprocity and Symbolic Representation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Designing Quality Peer Play Interventions

180

(39)

Pamela J. Wolfberg and Adriana L. Schuler

8 Imitation: Some Cues for Intervention Approaches in Autism Spectrum Disorders

219

(17)

Jacqueline Nadel and Nadra Aouka

9 Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems for Children with Autism

236

(31)

Patricia Howlin

PART IV. Developmental and Neurobiological Issues

267

(70)

10 A Developmental Approach to Understanding Atypical Development

269

(27)

Tedra A. Walden and Jennifer J. Hurley

11 The Neural Basis of Early Joint-Attention Behavior

Peter Mundy and Danielle Thorp

296

(41)

Index

337

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Social and Communication Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders Early Identification, Diagnosis, and Intervention

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