Edited by John T. Neisworth, Ph.D., & Pamela S. Wolfe, Ph.D.

500+ entries for parents and professionals! The best A-Z reference available on autism spectrum disorders and pervasive developmental disorders, this comprehensive encyclopedia includes more than 500 terms, alphabetically listed and clearly described. Today’s most respected autism experts have contributed essential terminology from various disciplines — including pediatrics, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, education, psychology, and psychiatry — to bring you reliable information on

• classification systems
• signs and symptoms
• causes
• incidence and prevalence
• diagnosis
• screening and assessment
• interventions
• behavior
• education
• assistive technology
• daily living
• medical issues
• legislation

Synonyms and relevant cross-references are included for the terms, and the two appendixes describe assessment tools and curricula and list autism-related study centers and organizations. Every professional whose work involves autism spectrum disorders needs a copy of this essential resource — to keep on hand as a daily reference and to share with parents of children who have these complex disorders.

About the Editors
Contributors
Preface
Using this Encyclopedia

1. AAC to AVB
2. B6 and magnesium therapy to brushing
3. CA to curriculum-based assessment (CBA)
4. DA to dysphasia
5. early infantile autism to eye gaze
6. face recognition to fusiform gyrus
7. general case programming (GCP) to guided compliance
8. habit reversal to hyporesponsiveness
9. ICD-10 to IWRP
10. joint attention
11. kinesthetic sense
12. lactose intolerance to LRE
13. MA to mutually acceptable written agreement (MAWA)
14. natural environment to nutritional supplement
15. objective to overselectivity
16. patterning to pyridoxine
17. —
18. reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood to rumination
19. savant syndrome to system of least prompts
20. tact to typical antipsychotic medications
21. underresponsiveness
22. vaccines to VSM
23. wait training to wraparound services
24. —
25. —
26. zero effect level to zone of proximal development (ZPD)

References
Appendix A: Screening and Assessment Tools and Curricula
Appendix B: Organizations