Handbook of Autism and Anxiety

Foreword; Simon Baron-Cohen.- Preface; Thompson E. Davis III, Susan W. White and Thomas H. Ollendick.- PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW.- Chapter 1. The History of Autism: From Pillar to Post; Lawrence Scahill, Elizabeth Turin, and Andrea Nichole Evans.- Chapter 2. Phenotypic Variability in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Clinical Considerations; Luc Lecavalier.- Chapter 3. Anxiety Disorders; Peter Muris.- Chapter 4. Other Disorders Frequently Comorbid with Autism; Marie Nebel-Schwalm and Julie Worley.- Chapter 5. Anxiety Assessment and Treatment in Typically Developing Children; Laura Seligman, Erin Swedish and Ellen Flannery-Schroeder.- Chapter 6. Autism and Anxiety: Overlap, Similarities and Differences; Connor M. Kerns and Philip C. Kendall.- Chapter 7. Autism and Anxiety: Etiologic Factors and Transdiagnostic Processes; Carla A. Mazefsky and John Herrington.- PART II: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND SPECIFIC ANXIETY DISORDERS.- Chapter 8. Obsessions, Compulsions, and Repetitive Behavior: Autism and/or OCD?; Monica S. Wu, Brittany M. Rudy, and Eric A. Storch.- Chapter 9. Social Worries and Difficulties: Autism and/or Social Anxiety Disorder?; Susan W. White, Amie R. Schry, and Nicole L. Kreiser.- Chapter 10. Fear: Autism and/or Specific Phobia?; Thompson E. Davis III and Thomas H. Ollendick.- PART III: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.- Chapter 11. Behavioral Assessment and Treatme





nt for Anxiety for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Louis Hagopian and Heather Jennett.- Chapter 12. Treating Transdiagnostic Processes in ASD: Going Beyond Anxiety; Kate Sofronoff, Renae Beaumont, and Jonathan Weiss.- Chapter 13. Bridging the Research to Practice Gap in Autism Research: Implementing Group CBT Interventions for Youth with ASD and Anxiety in Clinical Practice; Judy Reaven, Audrey Blakeley-Smith, and Susan Hepburn.- Chapter 14. Autism and Anxiety in

School; Christopher Lopata and Marcus L. Thomeer.-

Thompson E. Davis III, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the Psychological Services Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is the author or co author of numerous publications and is an associate editor of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Research in Developmental Disabilities and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Therapy, the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, and Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. His research and clinical interests focus on anxiety disorders (particularly anxiety in children and specific phobias in children and adults) and the intersection of autism and anxiety.

Susan W. White, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. She has published widely in the area of psychiatric comorbidity in people with ASD, on both assessment and treatment andshe has directed several open and randomized clinical trials in this area. Clinically, she directs a child assessment clinic that specializes in evaluation of suspected neurodevelopmental disorders, co-directs the VT Autism Clinic and leads a support group for adults with ASD as well as supervises a group for college students on the spectrum. In addition to her research work, she is also a psychologist in private practice.

Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., is University Distinguished Prof

"The book is well structured and organized and it makes information accessible which may be beneficial to various disciplines. ... This book has a place in an autism research center, treatment facility for individuals on the spectrum or even in a classroom where teachers are providing education for children diagnosed with ASD. The usefulness of the book in the domains of assessment, treatment and research is clear." (Oren Shtayermman, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 46, 2016)"This book presents a constellation of research and clinical perspectives of autism and anxiety. ... this is a great resource for researchers and clinicians and for use as reference. I particularly appreciated the detailed review of symptoms of specific anxiety disorders that overlap and, more importantly, differ from ASD features to aid in accurate diagnosis." (Soo Lee, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2015)