The Biology of the Autistic Syndromes

1. Introduction; Part I. Clinical Considerations: 2. Clinical diagnosis; 3. Asperger syndrome; 4. Diagnosis in infancy; 5. Clinical course and prognosis; 6. Epilepsy; Part II. Review of the General Literature: 7. Epidemiology; 8. Genetics; 9. Preconceptional, prenatal, perinatal and birth injury studies; 10. Biochemical studies; 11. Endocrine and immunological studies; 12. Electrophysiological studies; 13. Brain imaging; 14. Neuropathological studies; 15. Neuropsychology; Part III. Disease Entities that have a Subgroup with the Autistic Syndrome: 16. Chromosome aberrations; 17. Metabolic disease; 18. Infectious disease; 19. Structural entities; 20. Other established syndromes that have children with autistic symptoms; 21. Auditory and visual considerations; Part IV. Treatments Currently Under Investigation: 22. Pharmacological therapies; 23. Other medical therapies; Part V. Conclusion: 24. Theory; 25. Evaluation: medical (general, psychiatric, neurological), neuropsychological and laboratory; 26. Conclusion; Appendix A. Resources for families; Appendix B. Use of adversive therapy; Index.