Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1991: Vol 21 Table of Contents

5 Pages·1991·0.54 MB·English

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 21, Number 1 March 1991
CONTENTS
School Refusal in Pervasive Developmental Disorders 1
Hiroshi Kurita
The Aberrant Behavior Checklist with Children and
Adolescents with Dual Diagnosis 17
Johannes Rojahn and William J. Helsel
Young Autistic Children’s Listening Preferences in Regard
to Speech; A Possible Characterization of the
Symptom of Social Withdrawal 29
Ami Klin
Autism and Family Home Movies: Preliminary Findings 43
J. L. Adrien, M. Faure, A. Perrot, L. Hameury,
B. Garreau, C. Barthelemy, and D. Sauvage
Platelet Serotonin, A Possible Marker for Familial Autism 51
Joseph Piven, Guochuan Tsai, Eileen Nehme, Joseph T.
Coyle, Gary A. Chase, and Susan E. Folstein
The Treatment of Epilepsy in Autism 61
Christopher Gillberg
BRIEF REPORTS
Brief Report: Trichotillomania in an Autistic Male 79
Chada Hamdan-Allen
Brief Report: Plasma P-Endorphin and Cortisol Levels in
Autistic Patients 83
Curt A. Sandman, Jennifer L. Barron, Alexander
Chicz-DeMet, and Edward M. DeMet
Brief Report: Comparative Effects of Antecedent Exercise
and Lorazepam on the Aggressive Behavior of an
Autistic Man 89
David B. Allison, Vincent C. Basile, and R. Bruce
MacDonald
LETTER TO THE EDITOR 95
BOOK REVIEWS 99
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 105
ANNOUNCEMENTS 107
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 21, Number 2 June 1991
CONTENTS
Neologisms and Idiosyncratic Language in Autistic Speakers 109
Joanne Volden and Catherine Lord
The Effects of Two Levels of Linguistic Constraint on Echolalia and Generative
Language Production in Children with Autism 131
Patrick J. Rydell and Pat Mirenda
The Pattern of Care in Families of Adults with a Mental Handicap: A Com¬
parison Between Families of Autistic Adults and Down Syndrome
Adults 159
Nan Holmes and Janet Carr
Social Scripts for Conversational Interactions in Autism and Down Syndrome 177
Katherine A. Loveland and Belgin Tunali
A Comparative Evaluation of Adaptive Behavior in Children and Adolescents
with Autism, Down Syndrome, and Normal Development 187
James R. Rodrigue, Sam B. Morgan, and Gary R. Geffken
Pre- and Perinatal Factors in High-Functioning Females and Males with Autism 197
Catherine Lord, Catherine MuUoy, Michael Wendelboe, and Eric Schopler
Prediction of Clinical Response in Children Taking Methylphenidate 211
Michael G. Aman and Sarah H. Turbott
BRIEF REPORTS
Brief Report: A Prospective Case Report of Infantile Autism from Pregnancy to
Four Years 229
Joyce W. Sparling
Brief Report: Competitive Employment of Adults with Autism 237
Diana B. Burt, S. Paige Fuller, and Kay R. Lewis
Brief Report: A Synopsis of an Open-Trial of Naltrexone Treatment of Autism
with Four Children 243
Jaak Panksepp and Patrick Leasing
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 251
BOOK REVIEWS 259
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 21, Number 3 September 1991
CONTENTS
Social Policy on the Use of Aversive Interventions: Empirical, Ethical,
and Legal Considerations 265
Peter F. Gerhardt, David L. Holmes, Michael Alessandri,
and Michele Goodman
Comment: Replacing Factionalism with Functionalism 277
Edward G. Carr
Changes in Cognitive and Language Functioning of Preschool Children with
Autism 281
Sandra L. Harris, Jan S. Handleman, Rita Gordon, Barbara Kristoff,
and Felica Fuentes
Thought Disorder in High-Functioning Autistic Adults 291
Elisabeth Dykens, Fred Volkmar, and Marion Glick
Exploring the Experience of Autism Through Firsthand Accounts 303
Laura Cesaroni and Malcolm Garber
An Investigation of the Calendar Calculation Ability of a Chinese
Calendar Savant 315
Eric D. F. Ho, Adolf K. T. Tsang, and David Y. F. Ho
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential Study in Children with
Autistic Disorder 329
Virginia Wong and Sik Nin Wong
BRIEF REPORTS
Brief Report: Biological Factors Associated with Asperger Syndrome 341
Geoff Rickarby, Anne Carruthers, and Margery Mitchell
Brief Report: Violence in Asperger Syndrome, A Critique 349
M. Ghaziuddin, Luke Tsai, and N. Ghaziuddin
Brief Report: Effects of Fenfluramine on Communicative, Stereotypic, and
Inappropriate Behaviors of Autistic-Type Mentally Handicapped
Individuals 355
Pieter C. Duker, Karin Welles, Daniel Seys, Hanneke Rensen, Agnes Vis,
and Gerard van den Berg
Brief Report: Haloperidol Treatment of Trichotillomania in a Boy with Autism
and Mental Retardation 365
M. Ghaziuddin, Luke Y. Tsai, and N. Ghaziuddin
BOOK REVIEW 373
ANNOUNCEMENTS 377
ERRATA 379
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 21, Number 4 December 1991
CONTENTS
Rett Syndrome: A Review of Current Knowledge 381
Rick Van Acker
Hardiness and Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Discomfort in Mothers
of Children with Autism 407
Mary J. Gill and Sandra L. Harris
A Comparison and Evaluation of Three Commonly Used Autism Scales 417
Jay A. Sevin, Jt^mny L. Matson, David A. Coe, Vir^ia E. Fee, and Bart M. Sevin
Analog Language Teaching Versus Natural Language Teaching: Generalization and Re¬
tention of Language Learning for Adults with Autism and Mental Retardation 433
Reed O. Elliott, Jr., KellyLynne Hall, and Henry V. Soper
Abnormal Visual Event-Related Potentials of Autistic Children 449
M. N. Verbaten, J. W. Roehfi, H. van Engeland, J. L. Kenemans, and J. L Slangen
Sexual Attitudes and Knowledge of High-Functioning Adolescents and Adults with
Autism 471
Opal Y. Ousley and Gary B. Mesibov
Sequential and Simultaneous Processing Abilities of High-Functioning Autistic and
Language-Impaired Children 483
Mark H. Allen, Alan Lincoln, and Alan S. Kaufman
Changing Patterns of Intellectual Strengths and Weaknesses in Males with Fragile
X Syndrome 503
Robert M. Hodapp, Elisabeth M. Dykens, Sharon I. Ort, Davida G. Zelinsky,
and James F. Leckman
Catatonia in Autistic Disorder: A Sign of Comorbidity or Variable Expression? 517
George M. Realmuto and Gerald J. Augpst
A Closer Look at the Autism Behavior Checklist: Discriminant Validity and Factor
Structure 529
Norma P. K Wadden, Susan E. Bryson, and Robert S. Rodger
BRIEF REPORTS
Brief Report: Signal Detection Analysis of Items from the Autism Behavior
Checklist 543
Donald P. Oswald and Fred R Volkmar
Brief Report: Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning in 28 Girls with Rett Syndrome 551
Adrienne Perry, Natalie Sarlo-McGarvey, and Carol Haddad
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 557
BOOK REVIEW 565
ANNOUNCEMENTS 567
5