Social Behavior in Autism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction to Social Behavior in Autism

   1. Introduction to Social Behavior in Autism

      • Eric Schopler, Gary B. Mesibov

      Pages 1-11

3. Overview of Issues in Social Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Social Development

      • Robert B. Cairns

      Pages 15-33

   3. The Development of Social Skills in Children

      • Wendy L. Stone, Annette M. La Greca

      Pages 35-60

   4. Children’s Friendships

      • Willard W. Hartup, Michael F. Sancilio

      Pages 61-79

   5. Social Growth in Autism

      • Clara Claiborne Park

      Pages 81-99

4. Social Problems of Autistic People

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. An Overview of Social Behavior in Autism

      • Patricia Howlin

      Pages 103-131

   3. Communication as a Social Problem in Autism

      • Deborah G. Garfin, Catherine Lord

      Pages 133-151

   4. Cognitive Impairments Affecting Social Behavior in Autism

      • Amitta Shah, Lorna Wing

      Pages 153-169

   5. Compliance, Noncompliance, and Negativism

      • Fred R. Volkmar

      Pages 171-188

5. Major Issues and Theoretical Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189

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   2. Mainstreaming Handicapped Children in Public School Settings

      • Susan M. McHale, Wendy C. Gamble

      Pages 191-212

   3. Behavioral Approaches to Social Skill Development in Autism

      • Anne M. Donnellan, Beverly A. Kilman

      Pages 213-236

   4. A Developmental Model for Facilitating the Social Behavior of Autistic Children

      • Geraldine Dawson, Larry Galpert

      Pages 237-261

6. Programs for Developing Social Behaviors in Autism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263

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   2. A Cognitive Program for Teaching Social Behaviors to Verbal Autistic Adolescents and Adults

      • Gary B. Mesibov

      Pages 265-283

   3. A Model for Mainstreaming Autistic Children

      • Peter Knoblock, Robert Lehr

      Pages 285-303

   4. Social Skills Training for Elementary School Autistic Children with Normal Peers

      • Marian Wooten, Gary B. Mesibov

      Pages 305-319

An important component of Division TEACCH's mandate from the Department of Psychiatry of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the North Carolina State Legislature is to conduct research aimed toward improving the understanding of developmental disabilities such as autism and to train the professionals who will be needed to work with this challenging population. An important mechanism to help meet these goals is our annual conference on topics of special importance for the understanding and treatment of autism and related disorders. As with the preceding books in this series entitled Current Issues in Autism, this most recent volume is based on one of these conferences. The books are not, however, simply published proceedings of conference papers. Instead, cer­ tain conference participants were asked to develop chapters around their pres­ entations, and other national and intemational experts whose work is beyond the scope of the conference but related to the conference theme were asked to contribute manuscripts as weil. These volumes are intended to provide the most current knowledge and professional practice available to us at this time.

• Training
• autism
• compliance
• development
• psychiatry

• University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA

  Eric Schopler, Gary B. Mesibov

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