Autism spectrum disorders
By: edited by David G. Amaral, Geraldine Dawson, Daniel H. Geschwind
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1416
ISBN-13: 9780195371826
Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders; Autistic Disorder
Description: Autism is an emerging area of basic and clinical research, and has only recently been recognized as a major topic in biomedical research. Approximately 1 in 150 children are diagnosed as autistic, so it is also an intense growth area in behavioral and educational treatments. Financial resources have begun to be raised for more comprehensive research and an increasing number of scientists are becoming involved in autism research. In many respects, autism has become a model for conducting translational research on a psychiatric disorder. This text provides a comprehensive summary of all current knowledge related to the behavioral, experiential, and biomedical features of the autism spectrum disorders including major behavioral and cognitive syndromology, common co-morbid conditions, neuropathology, neuroimmunology, and other neurological correlates such as seizures, allergy and immunology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, and epidemiology. Edited by three leading researchers, this volume contains over 80 chapters and nine shorter commentaries by thought leaders in the field, making the book a virtual "who's who" of autism research. This carefully developed book is a comprehensive and authoritative reference for what we know in this area as well as a guidepost for the next several years in all areas of autism research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- Section I; title: Historical perspective, diagnosis and classification, and epidemiology -- -- ch. 1; title: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Looking Backward and Looking Forward  -- Michael Rutter -- ch. 2; title: Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Catherine Lord -- ch. 3; title: Asperger's Syndrome: From Asperger to Modern Day  -- Ami Klin -- ch. 4; title: Regression and Other Patterns of Onset  -- Meagan Thompson -- ch. 5; title: Screening, Risk, and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Lonnie Zwaigenbaum -- ch. 6; title: Epidemiology of Pervasive Developmental Disorders  -- Arlene Hagen -- ch. 7; title: Culture and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Impact on Prevalence and Recognition  -- Coleen Boyle; title: Commentary: Issues in the Classification of Pervasive Developmental Disorders  -- Patrick F. Bolton -- Section II; title: Core features and developmental trajectories -- -- ch. 8; title: The Social Behavior of Autism: A Parallel and Distributed Information Processing Perspective  -- Peter Mundy -- ch. 9; title: Language and Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Rhiannon Luyster; title: Ch. 10; title: Cognitive and Neural Correlates of Language in Autism  -- Jan K. Buitelaar -- ch. 11; title: Repetitive Behaviors in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- James W. Bodfish -- ch. 12; title: Developmental Features and Trajectories Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants and Toddlers  -- Rebecca J. Landa -- ch. 13; title: Development from Preschool Through School Age  -- Tony Charman -- ch. 14; title: Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Jinkuk Hong; title: Commentary: Issues in Defining the Core Features of Autism through the Lifespan  -- Katherine A. Loveland -- Section III; title: Psychiatric and medical comorbidities -- -- ch. 15; title: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cautionary Note  -- Miriam Lense -- ch. 16; title: Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders  -- Eric Hollander -- ch. 17; title: Interface Between Autism Spectrum Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors: A Genetic and Developmental Perspective  -- James F. Leckman -- ch. 18; title: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)  -- Richard D. Todd -- ch. 19; title: Specific Language Impairment  -- Allison Bean -- ch. 20; title: Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Beth McConnell; title: Ch. 21; title: Stereotypy and Self-Injury  -- Bryan H. King -- ch. 22; title: Motor Functioning and Dyspraxia in Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- John A. Sweeney -- ch. 23; title: Epilepsy and Electroencephalography in Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Roberto Tuchman -- ch. 24; title: The Immune System, Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Judy Van de Water -- ch. 25; title: Gastrointestinal Problems in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Timothy Buie -- ch. 26; title: Sleep Problems  -- Daniel G. Glaze; title: Perspective Article: Autism as a Medical Disorder  -- Christopher Gillberg -- Section IV; title: Broader autism phenotype -- -- ch. 27; title: The Broad Autism Phenotype  -- Joseph Piven -- ch. 28; title: The Biological Broader Autism Phenotype  -- Nicholas Lange -- ch. 29; title: Autism as a Quantitative Trait  -- John N. Constantino; title: Commentary: The Broader Autism Phenotype: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice  -- Ann S. Le Couteur -- Section V; title: Neurobiology -- -- ch. 30; title: Developmental Neurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- John L. R. Rubenstein -- ch. 31; title: Neuropathology of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Postmortem Studies  -- David G. Amaral -- ch. 32; title: Neurotransmitters -- Diane C. Chugani; title: Ch. 33; title: Brain Chemistry: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy  -- Dennis Shaw -- ch. 34; title: Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Larry J. Young -- ch. 35; title: From Toddlers to Adults: The Changing Landscape of the Brain in Autism  -- Cynthia M. Schumann -- ch. 36; title: Autism as a Developmental Neurobiological Disorder: New Insights from Functional Neuroimaging  -- Katherine Humphreys -- ch. 37; title: Electrophysiological Research on Autism  -- Michael Murias; title: Commentary: Toward a Neurobiology of Autism  -- Pat Levitt -- Section VI; title: Etiology: Genetics -- -- ch. 38; title: Whole Genome Linkage and Association Analyses  -- Janine A. Lamb -- ch. 39; title: Autism Endophenotypes and Quantitative Trait Loci  -- Rita M. Cantor -- ch. 40; title: Autism Subgroups from a Medical Genetics Perspective  -- Judith H. Miles -- ch. 41; title: Rare Genetic Variants and Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Matthew W. State -- ch. 42; title: Known and Possible Roles of Epigenetics in Autism  -- Arthur L. Beaudet -- ch. 43; title: Isolated Populations and Common Variants  -- Leena Peltonen -- ch. 44; title: Isolate Populations and Rare Variation in Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Christopher A. Walsh; title: Ch. 45; title: Rett Syndrome and MECP2-Related Disorders  -- Jeffrey L. Neul -- ch. 46; title: Fragile X: A Molecular and Treatment Model for Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Paul J. Hagerman; title: Commentary: Autism Genetics and Genomics: A Brief Overview and Synthesis  -- Daniel H. Geschwind -- Section VII; title: Etiology: Environmental Factors -- -- ch. 47; title: Environmental Risk Factors in Autism: Results from Large-Scale Epidemiologic Studies  -- Irva Hertz-Picciotto -- ch. 48; title: Environmental Exposures That Increase the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Patricia M. Rodier -- ch. 49; title: Autism and Environmental Genomics: Synergistic Systems Approaches to Autism Complexity  -- Martha R. Herbert -- ch. 50; title: Zebrafish as a Tool to Study Autism  -- Hazel Sive -- ch. 51; title: Behavioral Evaluation of Genetic Mouse Models of Autism  -- Jacqueline N. Crawley -- ch. 52; title: Modeling Features of Autism in Rodents  -- Paul H. Patterson -- ch. 53; title: Nonhuman Primate Models of Autism  -- David G. Amaral -- ch. 54; title: Autism as a Disorder of Functional Brain Connectivity  -- Marcel Adam Just -- ch. 55; title: The Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism: The Role of Fetal Androgens -- Bhismadev Chakrabarti; title: Ch. 56; title: The Mirror Neuron System and Imitation  -- Marco Iacoboni -- ch. 57; title: Information Processing and Integration  -- Matthew K. Belmonte; title: Commentary: Translation Between Different Types of Model  -- Francesca Happe -- Section IX; title: Treatment approaches -- -- ch. 58; title: Applied Behavior Analysis and Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention  -- Tristram Smith -- ch. 59; title: Naturalistic Approaches to Early Behavioral Intervention  -- Brooke Ingersoll -- ch. 60; title: Relationship-Based Early Intervention Approach to Autistic Spectrum Disorders: The Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based Model (The DIR Model)  -- Serena Wieder -- ch. 61; title: Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Katherine S. Wallace -- ch. 62; title: Relationships, Independence, and Communication in Autism and Asperger's Disorder  -- C. Enjey Lin -- ch. 63; title: Occupational Therapy  -- Grace T. Baranek -- ch. 64; title: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems  -- Gina T. Chang -- ch. 65; title: Positive Behavior Support and Problem Behavior  -- Edward G. Carr -- ch. 66; title: Social Skills Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Jill Locke; title: Ch. 67; title: Adolescent Transition to Adulthood and Vocational Issues  -- Robin L. Gabriels -- ch. 68; title: Family Adaptive Functioning in Autism  -- Lauren Elder -- ch. 69; title: Psychopharmacological Treatment of Autism  -- Christopher J. McDougle -- ch. 70; title: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification and Implications of Associated Medical Conditions  -- Margaret L. Bauman -- ch. 71; title: Dietary, Complementary, and Alternative Therapies  -- Susan E. Levy -- ch. 72; title: The mGluR Theory of Fragile X Syndrome  -- Mark F. Bear; title: Commentary: Future Directions in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- Geraldine Dawson -- Section X; title: Best practices in the diagnosis and treatment of autism -- -- ch. 73; title: Best Practices: Early Diagnosis and Psychological Assessment  -- Wendy L. Stone -- ch. 74; title: Diagnosis and Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Medical Perspective  -- Daniel L. Coury -- ch. 75; title: Best Practice, Policy, and Future Directions: Behavioral and Psychosocial Interventions  -- Samuel L. Odom -- ch. 76; title: Pharmacotherapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders  -- James T. McCracken -- ch. 77; title: Best Practices: Pediatrics  -- Sarah J. Spence; title: Commentary: Biocthical Considerations in Autism Research and Translation: Present and Future -- Holly K. Tabor; title: Section XI; title: Public policy -- -- ch. 78; title: The Economic Costs of Autism: A Review  -- David S. Mandell -- ch. 79; title: Future Directions: Setting Priorities to Guide the Federal Research Effort  -- Susan A. Daniels -- ch. 80; title: To Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances  -- Peter H. Bell -- ch. 81; title: Top Priorities for Autism/Asperger's Research: Perspectives from a Person with Autism -- Temple Grandin.