Synopses & Reviews
Clinicians need the very latest research on all the hot-button topics related to autism—both to work effectively with children and answer their families' most pressing questions. Autism Frontiers is the book no clinician should practice without: it brings together the biggest names in autism research to examine today's most important medical and clinical issues.
This much-needed professional reference gives clinicians in-depth, up-to-date, and readily applicable research and guidance on the topics they'll encounter most: early diagnosis and intervention, language and social reciprocity, overlapping syndromes, complementary and alternative medicine, autism and epilepsy, parent advocacy, and more. Readers will also get
- a NEW Screening Protocol for Autism—Pasquale Accardo's quick, 14-item tool clinicians can use as a starting point in the screening process
- tables, sample forms, and checklists to help clinicians identify characteristics of autism, elicit information from parents, record clinical impressions of children, and more
- the latest from the highly respected experts who conduct the most cutting-edge autism research
- best practice recommendations that help professionals create consistent "medical homes" for children with special needs
A must for every professional who works with children with autism spectrum disorders in a clinical setting—including physicians, psychologists, OTs, PTs, and SLPs—this essential reference will help readers answer their biggest questions about autism so they can give children the best possible care.
Review
"Provides profound clinical insights, depth and breadth of expertise in autism spectrum disorders . . . [The] authors are among the very best in their respective fields and they share their knowledge well." Andrew W. Zimmerman, M.D.
Synopsis
In this reference, top names in autism research come together to examine medical and clinical aspects of autism.
Synopsis
Newest medical and clinical research on autism, including big issues and best practices, by two top names in autism research.
About the Author
Pasquale J. Accardo, M.D., is Professor of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He received his medical degree from Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; completed his pediatric residency at James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and obtained his developmental pediatrics training at the John F. Kennedy Institute for Handicapped Children (now called the Kennedy Krieger Institute), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. He is subcertified in neurodevelopmental disabilities in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Accardo is the author and editor of several books including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Clinical Spectrum (York Press, 2001); Austim: Clinical and Research Issues (York Press, 2000), and Developmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood, Second Edition, Volumes I and II (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1996).
Bruce K. Shapiro, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; The Arnold J. Capute, M.D., M.P.H. Chair in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; Vice President, Training, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205
Table of Contents
Editors and Contributors
Foreword
Mark L. Batshaw Preface
- Clinical Overview of the Autism Spectrum
Bruce K. Shapiro, Deepa U. Menon, and Pasquale J. Accardo
- Autism in the Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities
Thomas M. Lock
- Classification Issues in the Milder Developmental Disorders: Asperger Syndrome, the Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disability, and “Einstein Childrenâ€
Isabelle Rapin
- Developmental Regression, Autism, and Epilepsy
John F. Mantovani
- A Neurodevelopmental Perspective on Developmental Language Disorders
Bruce K. Shapiro
- Discourse Skills of Individuals with Higher-Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome
Janet E. Turner
- Autism Spectrum Disorders in the First 3 Years of Life
Rebecca Landa
- Classroom-Based Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Andrew L. Egel
- Student, Parent, and Teacher Perspectives on Barriers to and Facilitators of School Success for Children with Asperger Syndrome
Donald P. Oswald, Martha J. Coutinho, Jesse “Woody†Johnson, Jennifer H. Larson, and Carla A. Mazefsky
- Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Challenging Behaviors in Individuals with Autism
Scott M. Myers
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Autism: Promises Kept?
Thomas D. Challman
- Can Autism Resolve?
Juhi Pandey, Leandra Wilson, Alyssa Verbalis, and Deborah Fein
- Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Conceptualization
Pasquale J. Accardo
Index