edited by Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow ; foreword by Maria Asperger Felder.
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xvii, 489 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Diagnostic issues in Asperger syndrome / Fred R. Volkmar, Ami Klin -- Neuropsychological function and external validity of Asperger syndrome / Sally Ozonoff, Elizabeth McMahon Griffith -- Motor functioning in Asperger syndrome / Isabel M. Smith -- Social language use in Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism / Rebecca Landa -- Does Asperger syndrome aggregate in families? / Susan E. Folstein, Susan L. Santangelo -- Neurofunctional models of autistic disorder and Asperger syndrome : clues from neuroimaging / Robert T. Schultz, Lizabeth M. Romanski, Katherine D. Tsatsanis --Psychopharmacological treatment of higher-functioning pervasive developmental disorders / Andrâes Martin, David K. Patzer, Fred R. Volkmar -- Nonverbal learning disabilities and Asperger syndrome / Byron P. Rourke, Katherine D. Tsatsanis -- What's so special about Asperger syndrome? : The need for further exploration of the borderlands of autism / D.V.M. Bishop -- Schizoid personality in childhood and Asperger syndrome / Sula Wolff -- Assessment issues in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome / Ami Klin ... [et al.] -- Treatment and intervention guidelines for individuals with Asperger syndrome / Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar -- Adolescence and adulthood of individuals with Asperger syndrome / Digby Tantam -- Perspectives on the classification of Asperger syndrome / Peter Szatmari -- Past and future of research on Asperger syndrome / Lorna Wing -- 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, Matthew G. Foley.