Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism? / Edition 1

by Eric Schopler, Gary B. Mesibov, Linda J. Kunce

Overview

The precise relationship between high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome is still a subject of debate. This volume provides a general overview of the disorder and present diverse opinions on diagnosis and assessment, neuropsychological issues, treatment, and related conditions. A special section features personal essays by individuals diagnosed with autism or Asperger Syndrome. The result is a comprehensive and useful survey of the current state of the field that will be of great interest to clinicians, teachers, researchers, and parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306457463
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Series:	Current Issues in Autism
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	409
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Schopler, Eric (Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Mesibov, Gary B. (Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Kunce, Linda J. (Illinois Wesleyan Univ)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 The History of Asperger Syndrome.- 3 Subtyping Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Issues of Validity and Implications for Child Psychiatric Diagnosis.- 4 Differential Diagnosis of Asperger Disorder.- 5 High-Functioning People with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Literature Review.- 6 Asperger Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities.- 7 Schizoid Personality in Childhood: The Links with Asperger Syndrome, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, and Elective Mutism.- 8 Neurobiology of Asperger Syndrome: Seven Case Studies and Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings.- 9 Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations with Students with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism.- 10 Language and Communication in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome.- 11 Educational Approaches to High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome.- 12 Assessment and Remediation of Executive Dysfunction in Autism and Asperger Syndrome.- 13 Repetitive Thoughts and Behavior in Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Phenomenology and Pharmacoth Erapy.- 14 Learning Characteristics of Individuals with Asperger Syndrome.- 15 A Personal Account of Autism.- 16 An Essay of Faith, Perserverance, and Hard Work.- 17 How Fate Taught Me the Violin.- 18 How the Diagnosis of Asperger’s Has Influenced My Life.- 19 Autistic and Undiagnosed: My Cautionary Tale.- 20 Premature Popularization of Asperger Syndrome.

Editorial Reviews

".....clearly written discussions of diagnosis, phenomenology, and interventions in autistic spectrum disorders..........Fascinating accounts of HFA and AS give some access to the unusual subjective worlds of people affected by these disorders."
(A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health, (March 1999)
"This is a book that should be in medical libraries, and on the shelves of many child and adolescent psychiatrics. "
(Canadian Child Psychiatry Review, 10:3 (2001)

From the Publisher

Contributions include personal essays from high-functioning people with autism/AS, as well as chapters on diagnostic, neuropsychological, and treatment issues, and on related conditions. All contributors discuss their view as to whether a distinction between AS and HFA exists, or whether these are different labels for essentially the same condition. Topics include the history of AS; the confusion over other diagnostic concepts, such as schizoid personality disorders, and semantic-pragmatic disorder; and how language and communication in individuals with AS or HFA deviates from the general population. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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