Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Autism Diagnosis.- Chapter 3. Expert Evidence about Autism Spectrum Disorder.- Chapter 4. Neuroscience of Autism in the Legal Context.- Chapter 5. Trauma in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Empirically-Informed Model of Assessment and Intervention to Address the Effects of Traumatic Events.- Chapter 6. Legal Defense in Criminal Cases.- Chapter 7. Obtaining testimony from autistic people.- Chapter 8. ASD and unlawful behaviour: background.- Chapter 9. Bullying & Autism and Related Disorders.- Chapter 10. Cyber-dependent crime, autism and autistic-like traits.- Chapter 11. Violent Behavior in Autism and Asperger's Disorder.- Chapter 12. Sexual Offending and ASD.- Chapter 13. Defending Men with Autism Accused of Online Sexual Offenses.- Chapter 14. Stalking, Autism and the Law Chapter 15. The Right to Special Education.- Chapter 16. Navigating The Transition To Adulthood—Preparing For Life Under The U.S. Legislative Model.- Chapter 17. Legal Issues and Academic Accommodations in Higher Education.- Chapter 18. Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Workplace.- Chapter 19. Laws Affecting the Health, Security, Autonomy and Well-Being of People with ASD.- Chapter 20. Clinicians as Advocacy Allies for People with ASD.- Chapter 21. Psychological Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Law.- Chapter 22. Violence Risk Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).- Chapter 23. Autism and Operational Policing.- Chapter 24. Preventing Criminal Sexual Behavior.- Chapter 25. Violence Prevention.- Chapter 26. Service provision in forensic settings Chapter 27. Moving Forward.
Fred R. Volkmar is the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child
Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Child Study Center,
Yale University School of Medicine. An international authority on
Asperger’s disorder and autism, Dr. Volkmar was the primary author
of the DSM-IV autism and pervasive developmental disorders section.
He has authored several hundred scientific papers and has co-edited
numerous books, including Asperger Syndrome, the fourth edition of
The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, A
Practical Guide for Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and
Teacher Should Know, Evidence-Based Practices and Treatments for
Children with Autism and Adolescents, and Adults with Autism
Spectrum Disorders. He is also the Editor of the five-volume
Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, published by
Springer.
Rachel Loftin is an autism specialist trained in school and
clinical psychology. She maintains a private practice that offers
diagnosis and assessment, therapy, and consultation on educational
and legal cases. She is adjunct faculty in the psychiatry
departments in the psychiatry departments of Northwestern and Yale
University. She was previously an associate professor in the
Department of Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center, where
she was the clinical director of the autism program. Dr. Loftin
completed fellowship training in developmental disorders at
Yale.
Alexander Westphal is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry
at the Yale University School of Medicine. He is based in the
Division of Law and Psychiatry and has a secondary appointment at
the Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Westphal did his
undergraduate degree at Bennington College, his medical degree at
Brown University, and a PhD in the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences at Yale University. He completed general training in
psychiatry at Yale, as well as fellowships in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Westphal has a special
interest in legal issues for individuals with autism and other
developmental disorders, and serves regularly as an expert
witness.
Marc Woodbury-Smith is Clinical Senior Lecturer in the
Biosciences Institute at Newcastle University, UK and an Honorary
Consultant Psychiatrist. He is also Associate Investigator at the
Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children in
Toronto, Canada. He trained in psychiatry in Cambridge, UK and at
the Yale Child Study Center. As a psychiatrist specializing in
developmental disabilities, he has worked clinically with children
and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for more than 20
years, and has published widely on both basic sciences (genetics)
and legal aspects of ASD. He is currently Associate Editor of the
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
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