Coauthored by the premier expert on autism in the United States and an experienced academic and practicing pediatrician, this volume provides concise and practical information based on the most up-to-date research and clinical experience for primary care givers around the world. Showing clinicians how to most effectively use evidence-based techniques, this invaluable guide offers primary-care providers access to expert, current research and practice guidelines allowing them to confidently support children who present with symptoms of autism.
PREFACE vii
CHAPTER 1 What Is Autism: Diagnostic Concepts, Causes, and Current Research 1
CHAPTER 2 Screening and Diagnostic Assessment 25
CHAPTER 3 Approaches to Providing Medical Care 49
CHAPTER 4 Frequent Medical Conditions and Problems 67
CHAPTER 5 Overview of Educational Programs and Interventions 93
CHAPTER 6 Securing Services 121
CHAPTER 7 Autism in Infants and Preschool Children 145
CHAPTER 8 School-Age Children 171
CHAPTER 9 Adolescents and Adults 201
CHAPTER 10 Behavioral and Psychiatric Problems: Issues and Interventions 219
CHAPTER 11 Considering Medications for Behavior and Mental Health Problems 245
CHAPTER 12 Considering Complementary and Alternative Treatments 271
CHAPTER 13 Supporting Families 291
APPENDIX 1 Diagnostic Descriptions and Criteria for Autism and Related Pervasive
Developmental Disorders 309
APPENDIX 2 Understanding School and Specialist
Assessment 315
GLOSSARY 331
INDEX 339
FRED R. VOLKMAR, M.D., is the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Yale Unlƒ‚
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