Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology Advance Access originally published online on September 21, 2009
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 2009 24(7):719-720; doi:10.1093/arclin/acp065
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Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
University at Albany
State University of New York
Albany, NY 12203
USA
E-mail address: kvc@cas.alb.edu
Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri, and Sally Ozonoff. The Guilford Press, New York (2009). 384 pp., $45.
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Few books on the assessment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exist. This comprehensive volume offers professionals in the field a guide to understanding best practices associated with evaluating this complex disorder.
Goldstein and Ozonoff begin with a brief history of autism, noting reports of its existence as far back as the 18th century. Their account of the disorder is more comprehensive than most, as it includes an historical perspective of the other disorders that comprise the spectrum, which is often absent in the literature. Following a descriptive overview of autism which highlights the core and associated features of the disorder, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria are presented