Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Editor’s Note

Editorial Preface

Nancy J. Minshew

Larger Brains in Medication Naive High-Functioning Subjects with Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Saskia J. M. C. Palmen, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol, Chantal Kemner, Hugo G. Schnack, Joost Janssen, René S. Kahn, Herman van Engeland

Relative Carnitine Deficiency in Autism

Pauline A. Filipek, Jenifer Juranek, Minh T. Nguyen, Christa Cummings, J. Jay Gargus

Emotional Understanding, Cooperation, and Social Behavior in High-Functioning Children with Autism

Andrew Downs, Tristram Smith

Understanding of Thought Bubbles as Mental Representations in Children with Autism: Implications for Theory of Mind

Sharyn Kerr, Kevin Durkin

A Social Adjustment Enhancement Intervention for High Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS

Marjorie Solomon, Beth L. Goodlin-Jones, Thomas F. Anders

Social Cognition in Tourette’s Syndrome: Intact Theory of Mind and Impaired Inhibitory Functioning

Shelley Channon, Elizabeth Sinclair, Denise Waller, Louise Healey, Mary M. Robertson

Quantification Judgement in High Functioning Autism: Superior or Different?

Louise Gagnon, Laurent Mottron, Louis Bherer, Yves Joanette

Psychometric Properties of the STAT for Early Autism Screening

Wendy L. Stone, Elaine E. Coonrod, Lauren M. Turner, Stacie L. Pozdol

Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) and Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) Correspondence and Conflicts with DSM-IV Criteria in Diagnosis of Autism

E. Rellini, D. Tortolani, S. Trillo, S. Carbone, F. Montecchi

Factor Analysis of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Luc Lecavalier, Michael G. Aman, David Hammer, Wendy Stoica, Gregory L. Mathews

Brief Report: Acrocallosal Syndrome and Autism

Carlos Eduardo steiner, Marilisa Mantovani guerreiro, Antonia Paula marques-de-faria

Brief Report: Assessment of Sensory Abnormalities in People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

James Harrison, Dougal Julian Hare

Brief Report: Parental Reporting of Regression in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Robyn Siperstein, Fred Volkmar

Letter to the Editor: Do Known Mutations in Neuroligin Genes (NLGN3 and NLGN4) Cause Autism?

Zohreh Talebizadeh, Douglas C. Bittel, Olivia J. Veatch, Merlin G. Butler, T. Nicole Takahashi, Judith H. Miles, Ching H. Wang

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