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Introduction. Part 1: Clinical Issues and Perspectives. 1. Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome. Rosina Schnurr. 2. Communication and Asperger's: The Speech-Language Pathology Role. Tracie Lindblad. 3. Psychological Assessment of More Able Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Lillian Burke. 4. Social Interaction Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome. Leon Sloman and Jonathan Leef. 5. Asperger's Syndrome and the Developmental Paediatricians's Role. Wendy Roberts. 6. Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome. Mary Konstantareas. 7. Interventions to Promote Social Competence in Asperger's Syndrome. Barbara Muskat. 8. The Psychosocial and Clinical Needs of Young Adults with Asperger's Syndrome. Kevin Stoddart. 9. Education and the Student with Asperger's Syndrome. Georgina Rayner. 10. Sensory-Motor Issues and Asperger's Syndrome: The Occupational Therapy Role. Paula Aquilla, Ellen Yack and Shirley Sutton. 11. An Ecological-Systems Approach to Asperger's Syndrome in Children and Youth: The Social Work Contribution. Kevin Stoddart, Barbara Muskat and Faye Mishna. 12. Sexuality, Relationships and Asperger's Syndrome. Isabelle Henault. 13. Making it to Work: Helping the Adolescent with Asperger's Transition to Employment. Gail Hawkins. 14. The Relationship Between Tourette Syndrome and Asperger's Syndrome: Overlapping Features and Treatment Implications. Trina Epstein and Jennifer Salzman-Benaiah. 15. Use of Medication in Children with Asperger's Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism. Leon Sloman. Part 2: Parent and Personal Perspectives. 16. The Story of a Young Adult with AS. Peter Jansen. 17. How I Survived Life Adversity and Paternalism. Fern Lee Quint. 18. The Story of a Young Adult with AS. Donna Moon. 19. Parenting Children with AS. Margot Nelles. 20. Life on the Outside: A Personal Perspective on Asperger's Syndrome. Chris Dakin. Part 3: Theoretical and Research Perspectives. 21. Developing a Research Agenda for Asperger's Syndrome. Peter Szatmari. 22. Is There an Asperger's Culture? Charmaine Williams. 23. The Genetics of Asperger's and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Jeanette Holden. 24. Quality of Life for Children with Asperger's Syndrome: Their Parents' Perspective. Ann Fudge Schormans, Rebecca Renwick, Renee Ryan and HeeSun Lim. 25. The Social Construction of Asperger's: Are We Better Off? Kevin Stoddart. References. Subject Index. Author Index.