{"product_id":"9781119982548","title":"Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1 Diagnosis, Development, and Brain Mechanisms","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiagnosis, Development, and Brain Mechanisms\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFred R. Volkmar | Kevin A. Pelphrey | Giacomo Vivanti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Clinical Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive, in-depth guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), updated with new DSM-V and ICD-11 definitions and many new chapters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the original edition was first published more than a quarter of a century ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e has been the most influential reference work in the field of autism and related conditions and is now regarded as the definitive, in-depth guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Along with providing practical clinical advice including the role of psychopharmacology in treatment, the Handbook codifies the ever-expanding current body of research throughout both volumes, offering a wealth of information on the epidemiology of autism and the genetic, environmental, biochemical, social, and neuropathological aspects of the disorder. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe newly updated Fifth Edition takes into account the changes in the disorders' definitions in the DSM-V and ICD-11 and includes new chapters on topics including gene-environment interaction, theoretical models of autism, and developmental neurobiology. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume One of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e includes the latest research on: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eASD in infants, toddlers, school-age children, and adults, with information on broader social development in autism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlay development in children with ASDs through skills, object play, and interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImitation in ASDs, autism and emotion, and motor control and motor learning processes in ASDs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSensory features in ASDs and genetic features of ASDs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnvironmental factors in the preconception and prenatal periods in relation to risk for ASD\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume One of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference for all students and professionals studying and working in fields related to ASD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRED R. VOLKMAR, MD,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Irving B Harris Professor Emeritus of Child Psychiatry at Yale University and the Dorothy B. Goodwin Family Chair in Special Education at Southern Connecticut State University. The author of several hundred articles on autism, Dr. Volkmar was the main author of the DSM-IV autism section and served as editor of the Journal of Autism for 15 years.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN A. PELPHREY, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Harrison Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia. He also leads the NIH Autism Center for Excellence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGIACOMO VIVANTI, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, where he leads the Early Detection and Intervention research program. 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