Mental health aspects of autism and Asperger Syndrome - Ghaziuddin, Mohammad (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Autism and pervasive developmental disorders: an overview -- What is Asperger Syndrome? -- Other pervasive developmental disorders -- Medical conditions in autism -- Psychiatric comorbidity: an introduction -- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Depression and other mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders in autism and Asperger Syndrome -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Autism, tic disorders, and Tourette syndrome -- Other psychiatric disorders -- Violence in autism and Asperger Syndrome -- Psychiatric comorbidity of autism spectrum disorders: the task ahead
'Dr Ghaziuddin is to be congratulated for his timely, informative, and thoughtful book ... I enjoyed reading it immensely ... [It] has abundant information on this increasingly important topic.'. - Gary Mesibov, PhD, Professor & Director, Division TEACCH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The first book to address the increasingly urgent need for information about psychiatric problems in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome systematically explains the emotional and psychological difficulties that are often encountered with