Autism

Content: 
Editorial Board
Pages ii-iii

Contributors
Pages ix-x

Preface
Pages xi-xiii

Diagnosis of autism before the age of 3 Original Research Article
Pages 1-31
Sally J. Rogers

The role of secretin in autistic spectrum disorders Original Research Article
Pages 33-56
Karoly Horvath, J. Tyson Tildon

The role of candidate genes in unraveling the genetics of autism Original Research Article
Pages 57-81
Christopher J. Stodgell, Jennifer L. Ingram, Susan L. Hyman

Asperger\'s disorder and higher functioning autism: Same or different? Original Research Article
Pages 83-110
Fred R. Volkmar, Ami Klin

The cognitive and neural basis of autism: A disorder of complex information processing and dysfunction of neocortical systems Original Research Article
Pages 111-138
Nancy J. Minshew, Cynthia Johnson, Beatriz Luna

Neural plasticity, joint attention, and a transactional social-orienting model of autism Original Research Article
Pages 139-168
Peter Mundy, A. Rebecca Neal

Theory of mind and autism: A review Original Research Article
Pages 169-184
Simon Baron-Cohen

Understanding the language and communicative impairments in autism Original Research Article
Pages 185-205
Helen Tager-Flusberg

Early intervention in autism: Joint attention and symbolic play Original Research Article
Pages 207-237
Connie Kasari, Stephanny F.N. Freeman, Tanya Paparella

Attachment and emotional responsiveness in children with autism Original Research Article
Pages 239-266
Cheryl Dissanayake, Marian Sigman

Families of adolescents and adults with autism: Uncharted territory Original Research Article
Pages 267-294
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Marty Wyngaarden Krauss, Gael I. Orsmond, Carrie Vestal

Subject index
Pages 295-304