Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 2, Third Edition -- Contributors -- Editorial Board -- Preface -- Contents -- Section V: ASSESSMENT -- Chapter 27: Screening for Autism in Young Children -- EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF AUTISM -- CHARACTERISTICS OF SCREENING MEASURES -- REVIEW OF SCREENING MEASURES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28: Diagnostic Instruments in Autistic Spectrum Disorders -- GENERAL ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS -- DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS FOR AUTISM -- SCALES THAT MEASURE CORE DEFICITS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS -- CURRENTLY USED RATING SCALES -- DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEWS -- DIRECT OBSERVATION SCALES -- RELATED DIAGNOSTIC AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS -- INSTRUMENTS FOR ASPERGER'S DISORDER -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29: Clinical Evaluation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Psychological Assessment within a Transdisciplinary Framework -- A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH -- ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF CLINICAL EVALUATION IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 30: Assessing Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders -- ASSESSING PRELINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION -- ASSESSING EARLY LINGUISTIC COMMUNICATION -- ASSESSING COMMUNICATION IN CHILDREN WITH ADVANCED LANGUAGE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 31: Behavioral Assessment of Individuals with Autism: A Functional Ecological Approach -- CHARACTERISTICS OF BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT: A FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGICAL APPROACH -- DOMAINS OF BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT -- DEVELOPMENT OF A TREATMENT PLAN -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32: Sensory and Motor Features in Autism: Assessment and Intervention -- SENSORY-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PERSONS WITH AUTISM -- CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF SENSORY AND MOTOR FEATURES -- CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERVENTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Section VI: INTERVENTIONS -- Chapter 33: Curriculum and Classroom Structure -- CURRICULUM, METHODS, AND OUTCOMES -- CLASSROOM STRUCTURE -- WHERE TO TEACH -- SOCIAL SKILLS -- COGNITIVE SKILLS -- COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULA -- TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD -- SOCIAL VALIDITY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 34: Behavioral Interventions to Promote Learning in Individuals with Autism -- BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND CONTINUED CHALLENGES IN BEHAVIORAL TREATMENTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 35: Behavioral Interventions -- ANTECEDENT INTERVENTIONS -- CONSEQUENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- SKILL ACQUISITION -- RESPONDENT CONDITIONING PROCEDURES -- DIFFERENTIAL EFFICACY OF BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES -- CURRENT AND FUTURE ISSUES IN BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 36: Critical Issues in Enhancing Communication Abilities for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders -- SOCIAL AND FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION ABILITIES ARE A PRIORITY IN EDUCATIONAL AND TREATMENT EFFORTS -- SOCIAL COMMUNICATION LIMITATIONS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO PROBLEM BEHAVIOR -- UNDERSTANDING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT APPROACHES: THE CATEGORICAL, THE BROAD DESCRIPTIVE, AND THE CONTINUUM ORIENTATION -- DIMENSIONS OF THE CONTINUUM -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 37: Enhancing Early Language in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders -- CORE COMMUNICATIVE DEFICITS AT THE PRELINGUISTIC STAGE -- INTERVENTION METHODS: AN OVERVIEW -- PRELINGUISTIC STAGE -- CORE COMMUNICATIVE DEFICITS AT THE EARLY LANGUAGE STAGE -- INTERVENTION METHODS AT THE EARLY LANGUAGE STAGE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 38: Addressing Social Communication Skills in Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Critical Priorities in Educational Programming -- CORE CHALLENGES IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION.

CORE CHALLENGES IN EMOTIONAL REGULATION -- THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING STYLE ON INTERVENTION PLANNING -- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 39: School-Based Programs -- STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING BASED ON AUTISM RESEARCH -- INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM -- APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM CONTENT -- TEACHING AREAS AND GENERAL STRATEGIES -- INSTRUCTING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AUTISM -- REFERENCES -- DEFINITION -- Chapter 40: Helping Children with Autism Enter the Mainstream -- SOCIAL SKILLS -- TEACHERS' AND PARENTS' PERSPECTIVES -- OUTCOMES OF INCLUSION -- MODELS OF INCLUSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 41: Models of Educational Intervention for Students with Autism: Home, Center, and School-Based Programming -- CENTER-BASED PROGRAMS -- HOME-BASED PROGRAMS -- SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS -- STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE MODELS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 42: Working with Families -- STRESSORS CONFRONTING FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM -- FAMILY SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION: AN OVERVIEW -- PRINCIPLES OF THE TEACCH APPROACH TO WORKING WITH FAMILIES -- AUTISM AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 43: Employment: Options and Issues for Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders -- THE ISSUE OF EMPLOYMENT -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- LEGISLATION -- THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION PROCESS -- CURRENT SERVICE MODELS -- RECOMMENDATIONS TOWARD GREATER EMPLOYABILITY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 44: Psychopharmacology -- ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS -- SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS (SRIS) -- STIMULANTS -- MISCELLANEOUS COMPOUNDS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Section VII: PUBLIC POLICY PERSPECTIVES -- Chapter 45: Preparation of Autism Specialists.

GROWING DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL -- EMPIRICAL EVOLUTION OF BEST PRACTICE PROVIDER PREPARATION -- SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO ADDRESS CURRENT INTERVENTION TRENDS -- BEST TRAINING PRACTICES IN AUTISM INTERVENTION MODELS -- DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA FOR PROVIDER PREPARATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 46: Educating Children with Autism: Current Legal Issues -- IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES -- PROVIDING A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION -- INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM -- LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT -- PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS -- SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES -- LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 47: Cross-Cultural Program Priorities and Reclassification of Outcome Research Methods -- CROSS-CULTURAL PRIORITIES FOR AUTISM SERVICES -- SPECTRUM OF SOCIAL ROLES -- INTERVENTION SPECTRUM -- INTERVENTIONS OF CULTURE -- IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OUTCOME RESEARCH DESIGN -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Section VIII: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES -- Chapter 48: International Perspectives -- AUTISM IN THE UNITED STATES -- COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF AUTISM -- REFERENCES -- Section IX: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES -- Chapter 49: Community-Integrated Residential Services for Adults with Autism: A Working Model (Based on a Mother's Odyssey) -- INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 50: A Sibling's Perspective on Autism -- RESPONSIBILITY -- EARLY SCHOOLING -- LANGUAGE ACQUISITION -- TOILET TRAINING -- SELF-ABUSE -- SOCIALIZATION -- NEW SITUATIONS -- VACATIONS -- RECREATION -- PLAY -- ABSTRACT EMOTION -- SEPARATION -- CHANGING OF THE GUARD.

DEALING WITH TRAGEDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 51: A Personal Perspective of Autism -- EMPLOYMENT AND INTERESTS -- VISUALIZATION OF THOUGHTS -- SENSORY PROBLEMS -- ANXIETY AT PUBERTY -- GRADUAL CHANGE AND MY EMOTIONAL LIFE -- DIFFERENCES IN AUTISM -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 52: A Teacher's Perspective: Adult Outcomes -- BILL -- DAVID -- KAREN -- JIMMY -- JOHN -- POLLY -- TOM -- ERIC -- WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND CHILDREN? -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 53: Autism: Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going -- ANATOMIC STUDIES -- BEHAVIORAL STUDIES -- CLASSIFICATION ISSUES: AUTISM AS A SPECTRUM WITH FUZZY BORDERS AND OVERLAPS -- PARENT ADVOCACY -- PROGRESS IN GENETICS -- INTERVENTION -- WHERE WE NEED TO GO -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Author Index -- Subject Index.