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ebook THE GUILFORD PRESS Asperger syndrome Also from James C. mcpartland, Ami Klin, and Fred r. Volkmar For ProFessionals Autism spectrum disorders in Infants and Toddlers: diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment Edited by Katarzyna Chawarska, Ami Klin, and Fred R. Volkmar For General readers A parent’s guide to High-Functioning Autism spectrum disorder, second edition: How to meet the Challenges and Help your Child Thrive Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, and James C. McPartland Asperger syndrome Assessing and Treating High-Functioning Autism spectrum disorders se Co n d e d I T Io n Edited by James C. mcpartland Ami Klin Fred r. Volkmar Foreword by Maria asperger Felder The Guilford Press new york London © 2014 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The authors have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards of practice that are accepted at the time of publication. How- ever, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in behavioral, mental health, or medical sciences, neither the authors, nor the editors and publisher, nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or the results obtained from the use of such informa- tion. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained in this book with other sources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Asperger syndrome : assessing and treating high-functioning autism spectrum disorders / edited by James C. McPartland, Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar ; foreword by Maria Asperger Felder. — Second edition. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4625-1414-4 (hardback : acid-free paper) 1. Asperger’s syndrome. I. McPartland, James C., editor of compilation. II. Klin, Ami, editor of compilation. III. Volkmar, Fred R, editor of compilation. RC553.A88A788 2014 616.85′883200835—dc23 2008021106 To the memory of our colleague Dr. Sara S. Sparrow—teacher, mentor, and friend About the Editors James C. McPartland, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Director of the Devel- opmental Disabilities Clinic, and Associate Director of the Developmental Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. McPartland’s research focuses on the clinical neuroscience of autism spectrum disorders from infancy through adulthood. He is a recipient of honors including the Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition and a Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, the NARSAD Atherton Young Investigator Award, the Young Investiga- tor Award from the International Society for Autism Research, and the Klerman Prize for Exceptional Achievement in Clinical Research from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. Ami Klin, PhD, is Director of the Marcus Autism Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Professor and Chief of the Division of Autism and Related Disabilities at Emory University School of Medicine. He is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and a faculty member at Emory’s Center for Translational Social Neuroscience. He formerly was Professor at the Yale Child Study Center, where he directed the Autism Pro- gram. Dr. Klin’s research focuses on the social development and well-being of individuals with autism spectrum disorders from infancy through adult- hood. He directs the National Institutes of Health Autism Center of Excel- lence at the Marcus Autism Center and Emory University, which includes genetic, social, and behavioral neuroscience studies in human infants and in model systems. vi About the editors vii Fred R. Volkmar, MD, is Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology and Director of the Yale Child Study Center at the Yale University School of Medicine. He is also Chief of Child Psychiatry at Yale–New Haven Hospital. Dr. Volkmar was the primary author of the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-IV autism and pervasive devel- opmental disorders section. He is the author of several hundred scientific papers and chapters as well as a number of books, and serves as Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Contributors Tony Attwood, PhD, Minds and Hearts, West End, Queensland, Australia Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut Jonathan M. Campbell, PhD, Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Yu-Chi Chou, PhD, Special Education Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Susan E. Folstein, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida Caitlin M. Hudac, PhD, Developmental Brain Laboratory, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska Carrah L. James, PhD, private practice, Spokane, Washington Ami Klin, PhD, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Dana Kober, MD, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Rebecca Landa, PhD, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland Hyo Jung Lee, PhD, Department of Education, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea James W. Loomis, PhD, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; and The Center for Children with Special Needs, Glastonbury, Connecticut James C. McPartland, PhD, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut viii
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