Table of Contents

Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Developmental History of a Concept.- The Neurobiology of Autistic Spectrum Disorders.- The Clinical Neuropsychology of ASD.- Outcomes for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability.- The High-functioning Group: High-functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome in Adults.- Ageing with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.- Autism in Girls and Women.- Psychiatric and Neurological Problems in Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.- Adult Outcomes and Supported Employment Strategies: a Formidable Challenge.- The Institutional and Community Care for Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.- Sense and Sensibility: Forensic Issues with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

About the Author

Bernardo Barahona-Corrêa is a psychiatrist and professor of Psychiatry at NOVA Medical School in Lisbon. He is also Scientific Director at Centre for Child Development (CADIn), Cascais, Portugal, and a clinical and research consultant at Champalimaud Clinical Centre - Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal. Prof Barahona-Corrêa has served as a Directive Board member of the Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health, and is a member of the British Neuropsychiatric Association. His research interest is primarily in clinical neuropsychiatry and neurodevelopmental disorders. He has published numerous papers and collaborated in several books in the field. He is also a member of the Review Editorial Board for Frontier in Psychology - section psychopathology.

Rutger-Jan van der Gaag, University Medical Centre Nijmegen St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.