Autism

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CQ Researcher Report

Glazer, Sarah. "Increase in Autism: Is there an epidemic or just better diagnosis?" CQ Researcher 13.23 (2003): 545-568.

PsycBooks
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Kundert, D. K., & Trimarchi, C. L. (2006). Pervasive Developmental Disorders.Phelps, LeAdelle (Ed). Chronic health-related disorders in children: Collaborative medical and psychoeducational interventions. (pp. 213-235). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2006) x, 325 pp..

Rogers, S. J. (2005). Play Interventions for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Reddy, Linda A. (Ed); Files-Hall, Tara M. (Ed); Schaefer, Charles E. (Ed). Empirically based play interventions for children. (pp. 215-239). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2005) xviii, 310 pp..

Pericak-Vance, M. A. (2003). The genetics of autistic disorder.Plomin, Robert (Ed); DeFries, John C. (Ed); Craig, Ian W. (Ed); McGuffin, Peter (Ed). Behavioral genetics in the postgenomic era. (pp. 267-288). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2003) xxiii, 608 pp..

Phelps, L., Brown, R. T., & Power, T. J. (2002). Mental retardation and autistic spectrum disorders.Phelps, LeAdelle; Brown, Ronald T.; Power, Thomas J.. Pediatric psychopharmacology: Combining medical and psychosocial interventions. (pp. 133-161). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (2002) ix, 244 pp..

Mesibov, G. B. (2000). Autistic Disorder.Kazdin, Alan E. (Ed). Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 1. (pp. 344-347). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association; Oxford University Press (2000) xiv, 495 pp..

Cole, C. L., & Arndt, K. (1998). Autism.Phelps, LeAdelle (Ed). Health-related disorders in children and adolescents: A guidebook for understanding and educating. (pp. 82-92). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association (1998) xvii, 743
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CBC Library Catalog
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Gale Virtual Reference
Turkington, Carol A. "Autism." Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 1. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 463-466.

Barstow, Donald G. and Teresa G. Odle. "Pervasive Developmental Disorders." Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Vol. 4. 3rd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 2868-2870.

Websites
CNN. Autism: Unraveling the mystery.

Autism Society of America.

Autism (National Library of Medicine)