Autism and pervasive developmental disorders
Book Details
- Publisher : Cambridge U.P.
- Published : 1998
- Category :
Autism and Aspergers - Catalogue No : 6564
- ISBN 13 : 9780521553865
- ISBN 10 : 0521553865
Also by Fred R. Volkmar
Asperger Syndrome: Second Edition
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Reflects recent progress in the understanding of autism and related conditions. Chapters in this work cover current approaches to definition and diagnosis, prevalence and planning for service delivery, cognitive, genetic and neurobiological features, and pathophysiological mechanisms. 290 pages.
About the Editor(s)
Fred R. Volkmar, MD, is Goodwin Endowed Chair of Special Education (part time) at Southern Connecticut State University and Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology (part time) in the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine. He has served as Director of the Child Study Center as well as 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 developmental disorders section. He has published several hundred scientific papers and chapters as well as a number of books. He serves as Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
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