Autism: A Neurological Disorder of Early Brain Development

FOREWORD.

DEDICATION and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

PREFACE: Martha Bridge Denckla.

1 Where we are: Overview and definitions: Isabelle Rapin (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) and Roberto F Tuchman (Miami Children's Hospital).

2 Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Edwin Trevathan (Washington University in St. Louis) and Shlomo Shinnar (Montefiore Medical Center).

3 The Social Deficit in Autism: Roberto F Tuchman (Miami Children's Hospital).

4 Language and communication: clinical assessment and differential diagnosis: Isabelle Rapin (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).

5 Stereotypies and Repetitive Behaviors: Clinical Assessment and BRAIN BASIS: Jonathan W Mink (University of Rochester Medical Center) and David E Mandelbaum (Brown University).

6 Neurobiology of Autism: Michael V Johnston (Kennedy Krieger Institute) and Mary E Blue (Kennedy Krieger Institute).

7 Genetic Aspects of Autism: Maria T Acosta (Children's National Medical Center) and Phillip L Pearl (Children's National Medical Center).

8 Neuroanatomy and IMAGING STUDIES: Martha R Herbert (Neurology (Pediatric) and Center for Morphometric Analysis, Massachusetts) and Verne S Caviness, Jr (Massachusetts General Hospital).

9 Neuroimmunology and Neurotransmitters in Autism: Andrew W Zimmerman (Kennedy Krieger Institute), Susan L Connors (Kennedy Krieger Institute) and Carlos A Pardo-Villamizar (John Hopkins University School of Medicine).

10 Electrophysiology and epilepsy in autism: Kent R Kelley (Children's Memorial Epilepsy Center) and Solomon L Moshé (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).

11 Autism, epilepsy and EEG epileptiform activity: Eliane Roulet-Perez (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois) and Thierry Deonna (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois).

12 Sleep and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Beth A Malow (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) and Susan G McGrew (Vanderbilt University Medical Center).

13 ATYPICAL SENSORY/PERCEPTUAL RESPONSIVENESS: Isabelle Rapin (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).

14 Motor Deficits in Autism: Jennifer C Gidley Larson (Kennedy Krieger Institute) and Stewart H Mostofsky (John Hopkins University School of Medicine).

15 Pathophysiology of Autism; Evaluation of sleep and locomotion: Masaya Segawa (Segawa Neurological Clinic for Children) and Yoshiko Nomura (Segawa Neurological Clinic for Children).

16 Neuropsychological assessment: Basic concepts and clinical utility: Susan K Klein (UHHS - Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital).

17 Treatment Approaches for the Autism Spectrum Disorders: Mark Mintz (The Center for Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Health), Michael Alessandri (Center for Autism and Related Disabilities) and Paolo Curatolo (Tor Vergata University).

18 Outcomes of children with autism: Evdokia Anagnostou (Seaver and NY Autism Center of Excellence) and Michael Shevell (McGill University).

19 What we have learned, where we need to go: Roberto F Tuchman (Miami Children's Hospital) and Isabelle Rapin (Albert Einstein College of Medicine).

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