Contributors viiAcknowledgements ixAbbreviations xi1 An Introduction to Autism 1Munib Haroon2 Classification and Diagnosis 5Munib Haroon3 The Aetiology of Autism 9Keri-Michele Lodge4 The Features of Autism in Childhood 13Munib Haroon5 The Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism in Children 17Munib Haroon6 Managing Day-to-Day Issues 23Munib Haroon Monica Shaha and Mini G. Pillay7 Mental Health in Children with Autism 29Monica Shaha and Mini G. Pillay8 School and Autism 33Munib Haroon9 Symptoms and Signs in Adult Autism 37Alison Stansfield10 The Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism in Adults 41Alison Stansfield11 Autism and Mental Health in Adult Patients 45Conor Davidson12 Learning Disabilities and Autism 51Keri-Michele Lodge Alwyn Kam and Alison Stansfield13 Gender and Autism 57Alison Stansfield Padakkara Saju Isabelle Gately Kate Cooper Derek Glidden and Ruth Bevan14 Getting On With Life As an Adult After a Diagnosis 61Frances Needham15 Mortality and Autism 65Alwyn Kam16 Interventions for Autism in Children and Adults 69Munib HaroonIndex 7
Munib Haroon is a Consultant Community Paediatrician, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK.