Asperger syndrome

Introduction 1 Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, and Sara S. Sparrow v I. BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS 1. Diagnostic Issues in Asperger Syndrome 25 Fred R. Volkmar and Ami Klin 2. Neuropsychological Function and the External Validity 72 of Asperger Syndrome Sally Ozonoff and Elizabeth McMahon Griffith 3. Motor Functioning in Asperger Syndrome 97 Isabel M. Smith 4. Social Language Use in Asperger Syndrome 125 and High-Functioning Autism Rebecca Landa II. FAMILY GENETICS AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS 5. Does Asperger Syndrome Aggregate in Families? 159 Susan E. Folstein and Susan L. Santangelo XV 6. Neurofunctional Models of Autistic Disorder 172 and Asperger Syndrome: Clues from Neuroimaging Robert T. Schultz, Lizabeth M. Romanski, and Katherine D. Tsatsanis 7. Psychopharmacological Treatment of Higher-Functioning 210 Pervasive Developmental Disorders Andres Martin, David K. Patzer, and Fred R. Volkmar III. RELATED DIAGNOSTIC CONSTRUCTS 8. Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Asperger Syndrome 231 Byron P. Rourke and Katherine D. Tsatsanis 9. What's So Special about Asperger Syndrome?: 254 The Need for Further Exploration of the Borderlands of Autism D. V. M. Bishop 10. Schizoid Personality in Childhood 278 and Asperger Syndrome Sula Wolff IV. ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION, AND ADULTHOOD 11. Assessment Issues in Children and Adolescents 309 with Asperger Syndrome Ami Klin, Sara S. Sparrow, Wendy D. Marans, Alice Carter, and Fred R. Volkmar 12. Treatment and Intervention Guidelines for Individuals 340 with Asperger Syndrome Ami Klin and Fred R. Volkmar 13. Adolescence and Adulthood of Individuals 367 with Asperger Syndrome Digby Tantam AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND PARENT ESSAYS 14. Perspectives on the Classification of Asperger Syndrome 403 Peter Szatmari 15. Past and Future of Research on Asperger Syndrome 418 Lorna Wing 16. Parent Essays Introduction Walter, Jeanne Wallace A View from Inside, Lori S. Shery How Did We Get Here?, Linda Rietschel First Advocates, DeAnn Hyatt-Foley and Matthew G. Foley Appendix: Useful Internet Addresses 463 Author Index 465 433 434 443 448 454 Subject Index 479