Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

This book presents the similarities and intersections between Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions in children. It describes the prevalence and magnitude of comorbid conditions occurring in conjunction with ASD that complicate diagnosis and c

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Series Editor Johnny L. Matson Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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Comorbid Conditions Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Editor Johnny L. Matson Department of Psychology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USA

ISSN 2192-922X       ISSN 2192-9238 (electonic) Autism and Child Psychopathology Series ISBN 978-3-319-19182-9   ISBN 978-3-319-19183-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19183-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015949644 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically recitation, the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, ­ broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this ­publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

Part I  Overview The History of Comorbidity in Autism 1  Spectrum Disorders (ASD)���������������������������������   3 Micah O. Mazurek 2  Scope and Prevalence of the Problem��������������� 27 John F. Strang Part II  Assessment 3 Methods and Procedures for Measuring Comorbid Disorders: Psychological������������������������������������������������������� 45 Amanda M. Pearl and Susan D. Mayes 4 Methods and Procedures for Measuring Comorbid Disorders: Medical�������� 65 Paige Cervantes and Jina Jang 5 Methods and Procedures for Measuring Comorbid Disorders: Motor Movement and Activity��������������������������� 91 Ting Liu, Casey M. Breslin and Sayed ElGarhy Part III  Psychological Disorders 6  Challenging Behavior����������������������������������������� 137 Wendy Machalicek, Tracy Raulston, Christen Knowles, Traci Ruppert, Amarie Carnett and Fahad Alresheed v

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7 Psychopathology�������������������������������������������������� 171 Vincent Pandolfi and Caroline I. Magyar 8  Feeding Disorders��������������������������������������������� 187 Jill C. Fodstad, Sandra McCourt, Lisa R. Minor and Noha F. Minshawi 9  Sle