Ebook: Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders. Vol. 2 Assessment, Interventions, and Policy

Section I Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Course; Chapter 1 Autism and the Autism Spectrum: Diagnostic Concepts; Issues in Diagnosis and Classification; Development of Autism as a Diagnostic Concept; Related Diagnostic Concepts; Comorbidity; Barriers to Service; Diagnosing ASD in 2013 and Beyond; Chapter 2 The Broader Autism Phenotype; Historical Perspective of the Broader Autism Phenotype; Domains of the BAP; Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders; Introduction.;The newest edition of the most comprehensive handbook on autism and related disorders Since the original edition was first published more than a quarter of a century ago, The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1: Diagnosis, Development, and Brain Mechanisms, has been the most influential reference work in the field of autism and related conditions. The new, updated Fourth Edition takes into account the changes in the disorders' definitions in the DSM-V and ICD-10 that may have profound implications for diagnosis and, by extension, access to.