AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Autism Spectrum Disorders serves as an essential guide and concise, focused introduction to the progress and promise of autism research and evidence-based and targeted treatments. Since the initial descriptions by Kanner and Asperger more than 75 years ago of what are now recognized as the autism spectrum disorders, understanding of the neurobiological, psychosocial, and genetic aspects of these disorders has changed radically. The editors have assembled a formidable roster of experts on autism spectrum disorders, as well as on genetics, epidemiology, environmental toxicity, occupational therapy, and other fields that contribute to our understanding of the etiology and treatment of these complex disorders, to create a book that is cutting edge, yet accessible enough to be suitable for families as well as for clinicians.

The book s emphasis on types of assessment, genetic testing and counseling, and medical and psychological treatment will be exceedingly useful to health care providers navigating the new diagnostic criteria introduced in DSM-5, and to parents plotting a course for their child's care. Well-written, authoritative, and evidence-based, Autism Spectrum Disorders fills a void in the literature and meets the needs of a growing audience.

Eric Hollander, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Director of the Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Program, and the Anxiety and Depression Program, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York.

Randi Hagerman, M.D., is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, Medical Director of the UC Davis MIND Institute and Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, California.

Deborah Fein, Ph.D., is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Clinical Division Head in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut.