About the Author |
| Ami Klin, PhD, is the Harris Associate Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry at Yale University's Child Study Center. Dr. Klin is the author of more than 60 articles and chapters in the field of autism and related disorders, and has coordinated a series of federally funded research studies focused on Asperger syndrome. His main research interests involve the neuropsychology and social cognition of disorders of socialization.
Fred R. Volkmar, MD, is Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychology, and Pediatrics at Yale University's Child Study Center. Dr. Volkmar is the author of more than 150 articles, chapters, and books in the field of autism and related disorders. He is an editor of the second edition of the Handbook of Autism, chair of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's committee on autism, and an associate editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Sara S. Sparrow, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Chief Psychologist at Yale University's Child Study Center. Dr. Sparrow is the author of more than 100 articles and chapters in the fields of psychological assessment and developmental disabilities, and the senior author of one of the most widely used psychological instruments, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. Her main research interests involve the assessment of adaptive behavior, child neuropsychology, and developmental disabilities.
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Summary
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10 hours CE
Edited by Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, and Sara S. Sparrow
This groundbreaking volume brings together preeminent scholars and practitioners to offer a definitive statement of what is currently known about Asperger Syndrome. The book examines the effects of Asperger Syndrome on an individual's social, communication, and behavioral development, and identifies the challenges that these individuals face at home, in school and the workplace, and in other settings.
Learning Objectives
- identify characteristics of Asperger syndrome
- identify appropriate assessment procedures for Asperger syndrome
- identify known causes of Aperger syndrome
- identify appropriate, effective treatments
- identify controversial treatments for Asperger syndrome
Table of Contents
Introduction, Klin, Volkmar, and Sparrow
- Behavioral Aspects
- Diagnostic Issues in Asperger Syndrome, Volkmar and Klin
- Neuropsychological Function and the External Validity of Asperger Syndrome, Ozonoff and Griffith
- Motor Functioning in Asperger Syndrome, Smith
- Social Language Use in Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, Landa
- Family Genetics and Neurobiological Aspects
- Does Asperger Syndrome Aggregate in Families?, Folstein and Santangelo
- Neurofunctional Models of Autistic Disorder and Asperger Syndrome: Clues from Neuroimaging, Schultz, Romanski, and Tsatsanis
- Psychopharmacological Treatment of Higher-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Martin, Patzer, and Volkmar
- Related Diagnostic Constructs
- Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Asperger Syndrome, Rourke and Tsatsanis
- What's So Special about Asperger Syndrome?: The Need for Further Exploration of the Borderlands of Autism, Bishop
- Schizoid Personality in Childhood and Asperger Syndrome, Wolff
- Assessment, Treatment and Intervention, and Adulthood
- Assessment Issues in Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Klin, Sparrow, Marans, Carter, and Volkmar
- Treatment and Intervention Guidelines for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Klin and Volkmar
- Adolescence and Adulthood of Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Tantam
- Perspectives on Research and Clinical Practice, and Parent Essays
- Perspectives on the Classification of Asperger Syndrome, Szatmari
- Past and Future of Research on Asperger Syndrome, Wing
- Parent Essays: Introduction. ""Walter,"" Wallace. ""A View from Inside,"" Shery. ""How Did We Get Here?"", Rietschel. ""First Advocates,"" Hyatt-Foley and Foley.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate to Advanced
448pp
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