Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Editorial Preface

• Preface

Judith M. Rumsey, Benedetto Vitiello, Judith Cooper, Deborah Hirtz

Intensive Behavioral/Psychoeducational Treatments for Autism: Research Needs and Future Directions

Laura Schreibman

Commentary: The Environment as a Source of Variability: Implications for Research with Individuals Who Have Autism

• Commentary

Mark Wolery

Interventions to Facilitate Communication in Autism

Lynn Kern Koegel

Commentary: Achievements and Future Directions for Intervention Research in Communication and Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Commentary

Catherine Lord

Interventions That Facilitate Socialization in Children with Autism

Sally J. Rogers

Commentary: Interventions to Facilitate Socialization

• Commentary

Patricia J. Krantz

Interventions to Facilitate Auditory, Visual, and Motor Integration in Autism: A Review of the Evidence

Geraldine Dawson, Renee Watling

Commentary: Interventions to Facilitate Auditory, Visual, and Motor Integration: “Show Me the Data”

• Commentary

Howard Goldstein

Repetitive Thoughts and Behavior in Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Treatment with Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Christopher J. McDougle, Laura E. Kresch, David J. Posey

Commentary: Considerations on the Pharmacological Treatment of Compulsions and Stereotypies with Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Pervasive Developmental Disorders

• Commentary

C. T. Gordon

Pharmacological Treatment of Mood Disturbances, Aggression, and Self-Injury in Persons with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Bryan H. King

Commentary: Considerations on the Characterization and Treatment of Self-Injurious Behavior

• Commentary

Monique Ernst

Pharmacotherapy for Hyperactivity in Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Michael G. Aman, Kristen S. Langworthy

Commentary: Considerations on the Pharmacotherapy of Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity in Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

• Commentary

Rob Nicolson, F. Xavier Castellanos

Metabolic Approaches to the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Theodore Page

Commentary: Potential Neurobiologic Mechanisms Through Which Metabolic Disorders Could Relate to Autism

• Commentary

Michael V. Johnston

Immunological Treatments for Autism

Sudhir Gupta

Commentary: Immunological Treatments for Autism: In Search of Reasons for Promising Approaches

• Commentary

Andrew W. Zimmerman

Treatment of Seizure Disorders and EEG Abnormalities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Roberto Tuchman

Commentary: The Treatment of Seizure Disorders and EEG Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Are We Getting Ahead of Ourselves?

• Commentary

Andres M. Kanner

The Basis of Hyperspecificity in Autism: A Preliminary Suggestion Based on Properties of Neural Nets

James L. McClelland

Commentary: A Neural Systems Perspective for Improving Behavioral Treatments for Autism

• Commentary

Barry Gordon