Asperger Syndrome, First Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572305347 ISBN 13: 9781572305342

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2000

Synopsis

Usually diagnosed in childhood, Asperger syndrome is a lifelong social disorder characterized by a lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, clumsy movements, and intense absorption in special interests. While Asperger syndrome has received increasing attention from researchers, clinicians, educators, and parents in recent years, numerous central questions about the disorder remain unanswered. This groundbreaking volume brings together preeminent scholars and practitioners to offer a definitive statement of what is currently known about Asperger syndrome and to highlight promising leads in research and clinical practice. Diagnostic and conceptual issues are explored in depth, and the disorder's assessment, treatment, and neurobiology are thoroughly reviewed. The book examines the effects of Asperger syndrome on an individual's social, communication, and behavioral development, and identifies the challenges that individuals with AS face at home, in school and the workplace, and in other settings. The volume concludes with several parent essays that exemplify the trials and tribulations--as well as the joys and the victories--of life with a child with Asperger syndrome.

About this title

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.

From the Back Cover

"In this much-anticipated publication, Klin, Volkmar, and Sparrow have done a masterful job of compiling decades of research on Asperger syndrome from some of the world's top practitioners. This book offers the most up-to-date information on the disorder and elucidates strategies for further advancing research and clinical practice. This volume should be a mandatory addition to the reference libraries of all AS scholars, clinicians, and parents who want to further their understanding of this social disability." Echo R. Fling, President, Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States, Inc. (ASC-U.S.), and author of "Eating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome."

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Contents
Introduction, Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, and Sara S. Sparrow
I. Behavioral Aspects
1. Diagnostic Issues in Asperger Syndrome, Fred R. Volkmar and Ami Klin
2. Neuropsychological Function and the External Validity of Asperger Syndrome, Sally Ozonoff and Elizabeth McMahon Griffith
3. Motor Functioning in Asperger Syndrome, Isabel M. Smith
4. Social Language Use in Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, Rebecca Landa
II. Family Genetics and Neurobiological Aspects
5. Does Asperger Syndrome Aggregate in Families?, Susan E. Folstein and Susan L. Santangelo
6. Neurofunctional Models of Autistic Disorder and Asperger Syndrome: Clues from Neuroimaging, Robert T. Schultz, Lizabeth M. Romanski, and Katherine D. Tsatsanis
7. Psychopharmacological Treatment of Higher-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Andres Martin, David K. Patzer, and Fred R. Volkmar
III. Related Diagnostic Constructs
8. Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Asperger Syndrome, Byron P. Rourke and Katherine D. Tsatsanis
9. What's So Special about Asperger Syndrome?: The Need for Further Exploration of the Borderlands of Autism, Dorothy V. M. Bishop
10. Schizoid Personality in Childhood and Asperger Syndrome, Sula Wolff
IV. Assessment, Treatment and Intervention, and Adulthood
11. Assessment Issues in Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Ami Klin, Sara S. Sparrow, Wendy D. Marans, Alice Carter, and Fred R. Volkmar
12. Treatment and Intervention Guidelines for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Ami Klin and Fred R. Volkmar
13. Adolescence and Adulthood of Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Digby Tantam
V. Perspectives on Research and Clinical Practice, and Parent Essays
14. Perspectives on the Classification of Asperger Syndrome, Peter Szatmari
15. Past and Future of Research on Asperger Syndrome, Lorna Wing
16. Parent Essays
Introduction
Walter, Jeanne Wallace
A View from Inside, Lori S. Shery
How Did We Get Here?, Linda Rietschel
First Advocates, DeAnn Hyatt-Foley and Matthew G. Foley

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572305347
• ISBN 13: 9781572305342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 489
• Editor: Klin Ami, Volkmar Fred R., Sparrow Sara S.