Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

JADD Editorial

• Editorial Commentary

Gary B. Mesibov

Editorial Preface

• Editorial Introduction

Jacob A. Burack

Methodological Issues in Group-Matching Designs: α Levels for Control Variable Comparisons and Measurement Characteristics of Control and Target Variables

Carolyn B. Mervis, Bonita P. Klein-Tasman

Matching Strategies in Cognitive Research with Individuals with High-Functioning Autism: Current Practices, Instrument Biases, and Recommendations

Laurent Mottron

Studying Interactions, Reactions, and Perceptions: Can Genetic Disorders Serve as Behavioral Proxies?

Robert M. Hodapp

Matching Procedures in Autism Research: Evidence from Meta-Analytic Studies

Michal Shaked, Nurit Yirmiya

Comparison Groups in Autism Family Research: Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and Schizophrenia

Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Leonard Abbeduto, Marty Wyngaarden Krauss, Jan Greenberg, April Swe

Conducting Genetic Epidemiology Studies of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Issues in Matching

Peter Szatmari, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Susan Bryson

Matching Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Comparison Children for Language Ability: Methodological Challenges

Tony Charman

On Mosaics and Melting Pots: Conceptual Considerations of Comparison and Matching Strategies

Jacob A. Burack, Grace Iarocci, Tara D. Flanagan, Dermot M. Bowler

Strategies for Conducting Research on Language in Autism

Helen Tager-Flusberg

To Match or Not to Match? Methodological Issues in Autism-Related Research

Christopher Jarrold, Jon Brock

Commentary: Further Commentary on the Debate Regarding Increase in Autism in California

• Commentary

Rita S. Eagle

A Comment on Honomichl R. D. et al. (2002). Sleep patterns of children with pervasive developmental disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32(6), 553–561

• Commentary

Amanda L. Richdale

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