International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Since the early 1940s, when first identified as childhood psychosis and autistic psychopathy, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has continued to burgeon into a major focus of inquiry and interest among researchers, practitioners, and the public alike. With e
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Series Editor Johnny L. Matson Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Johnny L. Matson · Peter Sturmey Editors
International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Editors Johnny L. Matson Department of Psychology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803, USA [email protected]
Peter Sturmey Department of Psychology Queens College City University of New York Flushing, NY 11367, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-8064-9 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-8065-6 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-8065-6 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011929778 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgements
We should like to thank Julie A. Worley and Alison M. Kozlowski for assistance in preparation of this manuscript.
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Contents
Part I
Overview
1 History and Evolution of the Autism Spectrum Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . Julie K. Irwin, Jennifer MacSween, and Kimberly A. Kerns
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2 Diagnostic Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher L. Gillberg
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3 Prevalence and the Controversy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Andrew Campbell, Sahar Davarya, Mayada Elsabbagh, Lisa Madden, and Eric Fombonne
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4 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disability . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luc Lecavalier, Anne V. Snow, and Megan Norris
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5 Psychiatric Disorders in People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Phenomenology and Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sissel Berge Helverschou, Trine Lise Bakken, and Harald Martinsen Part II
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Nosology and Etiology
6 The Genetics of Autism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah K. Sokol and Debomoy K. Lahiri
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7 Behavioural, Biopsychosocial, and Cognitive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophie E. Lind and David M. Williams
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8 Nosology and Theories of Repetitive and Restricted Behaviours and Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eynat Gal
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9 Emotional Cogniti
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