Main description:

This book examines up-to-date clinical and research activity related to autism. A professional clinical reference from leaders in the field, it offers more in-depth, applied, and accessible information than is typically found in an introductory text or monograph.The book covers issues related to classification and diagnosis, epidemiology, language and social reciprocity, treatment, and outcomes, with a focus on important issues and innovations.

Contents:

Pediatric Approaches to the Evaluation and Management of Children with Autism; Autism on the Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities; Classification Issues in the Developmental Disorders of Higher Cerebral Function; Epidemiology of the Epidemic; Regression and Seizures; A Neurodevelopmental Perspective on Developmental Language Disorders; Language in Autism; Infant Markers for Lasting Deficits in Reciprocal Social Interaction and Communication Deficits; Behavioral Interventions with Autism; Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom; Psychopharmacological Approaches to Hyperactivity and Other Challenging Behaviors in Persons with Autism; Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Autism; Can Autism Resolve?; Autism: A Conceptualization.