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 Treatment 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.

Thompson E. Davis III, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and is Founder/Director of the Psychological Services for Youth Clinic (PSYC) and the Laboratory for Anxiety, Phobia, and Internalizing Disorder Studies (LAPIS). He is the author or coauthor of numerous publications and is currently an associate editor of Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 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 Assistant 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, and she 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.

Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., is University Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. He is the author or co-author of numerous research publications, book chapters, and books. He is the current Editor of Behavior Therapy and founding Co-Editor of Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. The recipient of several NIMH grant awards, his clinical and research interests range from the study of diverse forms of child psychopathology to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of these child disorders from a social learning/social cognitive theory perspective.

"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)