FRED R. VOLKMAR, MD, is the Irving B Harris Professor Emeritus of Child Psychiatry at Yale University and the Dorothy B. Goodwin Family Chair in Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University. The author of several hundred articles on autism, Dr. Volkmar was the main author of the DSM-IV autism section and served as editor of the Journal of Autism for 15 years.KEVIN A. PELPHREY, PhD, is Harrison Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia. He also leads the NIH Autism Center for Excellence.GIACOMO VIVANTI, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, where he leads the Early Detection and Intervention research program. He is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

• Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1: Diagnosis, Development, and Brain MechanismsPreface xiI Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Course 11 Autism and the Autism Spectrum: Diagnostic Concepts, Historical Development and Areas of Consensus And Controversy 3Fred R. Volkmar, Brian Reichow, Alexander Westphal, Suzanne L. Macari, and Roald A. Øien2 the Broader Autism Phenotype 29Yael Stern, Brooke Ingersoll, and Allison Wainer3 Epidemiological Surveys of Autism 53Eric Fombonne and Heather MacFarlane4 Autism Outcome in Adulthood 95Patricia HowlinII Development and Behavior 1235 Autism in Infants and Toddlers 125Katarzyna Chawarska and Suzanne Macari6 Autism in School-age Children 155Nirit Bauminger- Zviely and Shahar Bar Yehuda7 Issues and Interventions for Autism During Adolescence And Beyond 181Lynn Kern Koegel, Whitney J. Detar, Amber R. Miller, and Robert L. Koegel8 Autistic Adults: Respecting Identity and Supporting Needs 207Susan W. White, Amy Ionadi, Nicole R. Friedman, and Carla A. Mazefsky9 Social Development in Autism 229Naomi Ornstein Davis and Alice S. Carter10 Language and Communication in Autism 249Katherine Byrne, Helen Tager- Flusberg, Catherine Lord, and So Hyun Kim11 Play Development in Autism 285Ya- Chih Chang and Connie Kasari12 Imitation in Autism 299Lauren Marsh, Giacomo Vivanti, and Antonia Hamilton13 Emotion Processes in Autism 333Elin H. Williams, Nicholas M. Thompson, and Bhismadev Chakrabarti14 Toward Experimental Approaches to Advance Discovery Of Clinically Meaningful Sensory– Motor Biomarkers 367Daniel E. Lidstone, Stewart H. Mostofsky, and Joshua B. Ewen15 Sensory Features in Autism 393Karla K. Ausderau, Sabrina A. Kabakov, Maura G. Sabatos-DeVito, Lauren M. Little, Olivia J. Surgent, Brittany G. Travers, L. Diane Parham, and Grace T. BaranekIII Biological, Psychological and Medical Perspectives 43316 Genetics of Autism 435Mahreen Khan, Michael Rutter, Anita Thapar, and Ryan K. C. Yuen17 Environmental Factors in the Preconception and Prenatal Periods in Relation to Risk for Autism 453Marisa A. Patti, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Sharon Sagiv, Irva Hertz- Picciotto, and Kristen Lyall18 Gene by Environment and Epigenetic Components of Autism Etiology 503Joshua S. Danoff and Jessica J. Connelly19 Theoretical Approaches to Autism and the Autism Spectrum 525Fred R. Volkmar, Caleb Hwang, and Giacomo Vivanti20 Biochemical Biomarker Research in Autism 549George M. Anderson21 the Social Neuroscience of Autism 577Stefen Beeler- Duden, James C. McPartland, Rachael M. Tillman, Raphael A. Bernier, and Kevin Pelphrey22 Medical Care in Autism and Related Conditions 597Hagar Kandel, Justin Rowberry, Lisa Wiesner, and Fred R. Volkmar23 Mental Health Issues and Problems 623Fred R. Volkmar, Scott Jackson, Roald A. Øien, and Susan White24 Psychopharmacology 641James H. Powers, Robyn P. Thom, and Christopher J. McDougleName Index I- 1Subject Index I- 23Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 2: Assessment, Interventions, and PolicyPreface xiIV Assessment 67525 Screening for Autism in Young Children 677Shana M. Attar, Lisa V. Ibanez, and Wendy L. Stone26 Diagnostic Instruments in Autism 709So Hyun Kim, Suhyoung Jeong, Christina Corsello, Rebecca Grzadzinski, and Catherine Lord27 Clinical Evaluation in Multidisciplinary Settings 773Alan H. Gerber, Fred R. Volkmar, Leah Booth, James C. McPartland, Lisa Wiesner, Justin P. Rowberry, and Andrea Moore28 Assessing Communication in Autism 787Patricia A. Prelock and R. Ashley29 Behavioral Assessment of Individuals with Autism: Current Practice and Future Directions 817Michael D. Powers, Mark J. Palmieri, Elizabeth C. Nulty, and Shaunessy M. Egan30 Neurodevelopmental Assessment in Autism 841Sam Goldstein and Morgan RichardsV Interventions 86531 Comprehensive Programs for Autistic Children And Youth 867Samuel L. Odom, Jessica Suhrheinrich, Laura J. Hall, and Melina Melgarejo32 Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Individuals with Autism: An Overview and Future Directions 893Sarah V. Kristiansen, Emma I. Moon, Dominic Leong Choon Yen, Justin B. Leaf, and Misty L. Oppenheim- Leaf33 Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions 921Allison Jobin, Laura Schreibman, and Taffeta Star Wood34 Developmental Interventions for Autism 947Erica Salomone, Elizabeth Shephard, and Giacomo Vivanti35 University of North Carolina Teacch Autism Program: Structured Teacching 973Michal L. Cook, Christina Corsello Orahovats, and Laura Grofer Klinger36 Augmentative and Alternative Communication 993Teresa Iacono and David Trembath37 Challenging Behaviors in Autism 1017Samantha Johnston, Megan Bigham, Temala Baker, Cheyenne Adams, and Robert D. Rieske38 Supporting Inclusive Education 1033Shane L. Lynch and Chandra J. Lebenhagen39 Recreational Engagement in Children on the Autism Spectrum 1059Marie- Christine Potvin, Liliane Beaudoin Savard, Angela N. Deibler, Marissa E. Lasalle, and Patricia A. Prelock40 Learning Technology for Individuals with Autism 1089Lauren Tucker and Bogdan Zamfir41 Social Skills Programs for Autistic People: Past, Present, And Future 1117Christine T. Moody and Elizabeth A. Laugeson42 Employment and Related Services for Adults on The Autism Spectrum 1139Peter F. Gerhardt, Frank Cicero, Erik Mayville, Gioia Cavalli, and Giacomo Vivanti43 Supporting Autistic College Students 1155Claire Klein, Shannon LaPoint, and Laura Grofer Klinger44 Supporting Parents, Siblings, and Grandparents of People With Autism 1173Kate E. Fiske and Lauren Pepa45 Adaptive Behavior in Autism 1195Celine A. Saulnier and Cheryl Klaiman46 Evidence- Based Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals with Autism 1209Brian Reichow and Erin E. BartonVI Cultural and Policy Issues 123147 Autism Across the World 1233Megan Freeth, Rajani Ramachandran, Elizabeth Sheppard, and Jiayi Chen48 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Autism Diagnoses And Services 1251Morgan Walls, Monica Abdul- Chani, Luis Rivas Vazquez, Katharine E. Zuckerman, and Kate E. Wallis49 Autism and Unlawful Behavior 1269Marc Woodbury- Smith50 Autism and the Law 1281Harry Grindle, Alexander Westphal, Mark Brosnan, Brian Pete, and Fred R. Volkmar51 Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Autism 1313Roald A. Øien52 Preparing Teachers and Professionals 1325Ruth Blennerhassett Eren and Mark P. Groskreutz53 Prices and Policy: Economic Aspects of Decision- Making in Autism 1345Martin Knapp and Mashal Murad Shah54 Not Just a Walk in the Park: a Case Study of Research And Policy to Promote Healthy Hikes in Nature in a Young Adult with Profound Disabilities 1369Peter Doehring55 Developing and Implementing Practice Guidelines 1407Iain McClure, Marion Rutherford, Marc Woodbury- Smith, and Fred R. VolkmarName Index I- 1Subject Index I- 19