Encyclopedias and Reference Books
Asperger Syndrome - Autism - Education & Treatment - People & Organizations - Related Conditions - Speech & Communication - Statistics - Theoretical Background

Asperger Syndrome - Overviews:

Aitken, K. J. (2006). Asperger syndrome. In G. L. Albrecht (Ed.), Encyclopedia of disability (Vol. 1, pp. 127-128). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Chastain, Z., & Livingston, P. (2008). Youth with Asperger's syndrome: A different drummer. Broomall, PA: Mason Crest. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Points of View Reference Center database.

Frey, R. (2005). Asperger's disorder. In S. L. Chamberlin & B. Narins (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of neurological disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 103-107). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Frey, R. J. (2003). Asperger's disorder. In M. Harris & E. Thackerey (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of mental disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 83-87). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Frey, R. J., & Fergus, K. A. (2005). Asperger syndrome. In B. Narins (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 113-116). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Autism - Overviews:

Autism. (2001). In B. Strickland (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of psychology (pp. 60-61). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Ballaro, B., Griswold, A., Chittom, L., Sprague, N., Lee, M., & Carson-Dewitt, R. (2011). Points of view: Autism. Great Neck, NY: Great Neck Publishing. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Points of View Reference Center database.

Bonnice, S. (2004). Hidden child: Youth with autism. Broomall, PA: Mason Crest. Retrieved October 11, 2011, from Points of View Reference Center database.

Braus, P. (2004). Autism. In K. L. Lerner & B. W. Lerner (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of science (Vol. 1, pp. 386-388). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Cooper, E. F. (1999). Autism: Background information and federal research underway. Congressional Information Service. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Lexis-Nexis database.
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Fergus, K. A. (2005). Autism. In B. Narins (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 134-139). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Houzel, D. (2005). Autism. In A. de Mijolla (Ed.), International dictionary of psychoanalysis (Vol. 1, pp. 136-138). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Laberge, M. (2006). Autism. In K. Krapp & J. Wilson (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of children's health: Infancy through adolescence (Vol. 1, pp. 213-217). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Paradox, P., Norris, T., & Newton, D. E. (2009). Autism. In L. J. Fundukian (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine. (Vol. 1, pp. 188-191). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Paradox, P., & Odle, T. G. (2005). Autism. In J. L. Longe (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine. (Vol. 1, pp. 169-173). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Paula Careta, F. de, Paneto, G. G., & Louro, L. D. (2005). Autism. In S. L. Chamberlin & B. Narins (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of neurological disorders (Vol. 1 , pp. 122-126 ). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Shriver, M. (2005). Autism spectrum disorders. In S. W. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of school psychology (pp. 37-43). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Siegel, B. (2002). Autism. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Child development (pp. 40-43). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Sternberg, B. S. (2003). Autism. In M. Harris & E. Thackerey (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of mental disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 97-102). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Stone, H. (2006). Autism. In G. L. Albrecht (Ed.), Encyclopedia of disability (Vol. 1, pp. 146-147). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Turkington, C. A. (2006). Autism. In The Gale encyclopedia of medicine (Vol. 1, pp. 463-466). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Education and Treatment:

Snell, M. E. (2003). Autism, education of individuals with. In J. W. Guthrie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of education (Vol. 1, pp. 161-162). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

People and Organizations:

Eric Courchesne: American physician. (2001). In N. Schlager & J. Lauer (Eds.), Science and its times (Vol. 7, p. 376). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Related Conditions:

Barstow, D. G., & Odle, T. G. (2006). Pervasive developmental disorders. In The Gale encyclopedia of medicine (Vol. 4, pp. 2868-2870). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Frey, R. J. (2005). Pervasive developmental disorders. In B. Narins (Ed.), The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders (Vol. 2, pp. 1007-1010). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Linwood, A. S. (2006). Developmental delay. In K. Krapp & J. Wilson (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of children's health: Infancy through adolescence (Vol. 2, pp. 593-597). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Pervasive developmental disorders. (2003). In M. Harris & E. Thackerey (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of mental disorders (Vol. 2, pp. 752-753). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Speech and Communication:

Sigafoos, J. (2002). Facilitated communication. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Child development (p. 145). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Statistics:

Our mental health: Data presentation. (2003). In A. J. Darnay (Ed.), Social trends and indicators USA (Vol. 3, pp. 499-501). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Theoretical Background:

Haag, G. (2005). Autistic capsule/nucleus. In A. de Mijolla (Ed.), International dictionary of psychoanalysis (Vol. 1, pp. 138-139). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Schmid-Kitsikis, E. (2005). Autistic defenses. In A. de Mijolla (Ed.), International dictionary of psychoanalysis (Vol. 1, p. 139). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Wells, K. R. (2006). Intelligence. In K. Krapp & J. Wilson (Eds.), The Gale encyclopedia of children's health: Infancy through adolescence (Vol. 2, pp. 1011-1015). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

Autism : The International Journal of Research and Practice

July 1997 to present in SAGE Psychology Full-Text Collection

Autism Insights

2009 to present in Ebsco Open Access Journals

Autism Research

February 2008 to present in Wiley Online Library

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

December 2001 to present in Sage Premier

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Spring 1996 to March 2008 in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)

Focus on Autistic Behavior

August 1993 to December 1995 in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

January 1997 to present in SpringerLINK Journals

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

September 1993 to present (with a 12 Month delay) in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)

Molecular Autism

2010 to present in Ebsco Open Access Journals

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

January 2007 to present in ScienceDirect

Databases:
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Robert Delaney, 8/1/2012
robert.delaney@liu.edu