Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

• Original Paper

Positive Effects of Methylphenidate on Social Communication and Self-Regulation in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Hyperactivity

Laudan B. Jahromi, Connie L. Kasari, James T. McCracken, Lisa S-Y. Lee, Michael G. Aman, Christopher J. McDougle, Lawrence Scahill, Elaine Tierney, L. Eugene Arnold, Benedetto Vitiello, Louise Ritz, Andrea Witwer, Erin Kustan, Jaswinder Ghuman, David J. Posey

• Original Paper

Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Sample of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Roumen N. Nikolov, Karen E. Bearss, Jelle Lettinga, Craig Erickson, Maria Rodowski, Michael G. Aman, James T. McCracken, Christopher J. McDougle, Elaine Tierney, Benedetto Vitiello, L. Eugene Arnold, Bhavik Shah, David J. Posey, Louise Ritz, Lawrence Scahill

• Original Paper

Using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic for the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Greek Sample with a Wide Range of Intellectual Abilities

Katerina Papanikolaou, Elena Paliokosta, Giorgos Houliaras, Sofia Vgenopoulou, Eleni Giouroukou, Artemios Pehlivanidis, Vlassis Tomaras, Ioannis Tsiantis

• Original Paper

Do Faces Capture the Attention of Individuals with Williams Syndrome or Autism? Evidence from Tracking Eye Movements

Deborah M. Riby, Peter J. B. Hancock

• Original Paper

When Asking Questions is Not Enough: An Observational Study of Social Communication Differences in High Functioning Children with Autism

Christopher D. Jones, Ilene S. Schwartz

• Original Paper

Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder from Early Intervention Charts: Methodology and Preliminary Findings

Patricia O. Towle, Paul F. Visintainer, Colleen O’Sullivan, N. Elizabeth Bryant, Suzanne Busby

• Erratum

Detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder from Early Intervention Charts: Methodology and Preliminary Findings

Patricia O. Towle, Paul F. Visintainer, Colleen O’Sullivan, N. Elizabeth Bryant, Suzanne Busby

• Original Paper

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Comparison of Chinese and Western Culture (Part A)

V. C. N. Wong

• Original Paper

The Incidence of Clinically Diagnosed Versus Research-Identified Autism in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1976–1997: Results from a Retrospective, Population-Based Study

William J. Barbaresi, Robert C. Colligan, Amy L. Weaver, Slavica K. Katusic

• Original Paper

Change Detection in Naturalistic Pictures Among Children with Autism

Jacob A. Burack, Shari Joseph, Natalie Russo, David I. Shore, Mafalda Porporino, James T. Enns

• Original Paper

Comparison of Eating Attitudes between Adolescent Girls with and without Asperger Syndrome: Daughters’ and Mothers’ Reports

Efrosini Kalyva

• Original Paper

Use of Vocational Rehabilitative Services Among Adults with Autism

Lindsay Lawer, Eugene Brusilovskiy, Mark S. Salzer, David S. Mandell

• Original Paper

Event Related Potentials in the Understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Analytical Review

Shafali S. Jeste, Charles A. Nelson III

• Original Paper

Regulation of Cerebral Cortical Size and Neuron Number by Fibroblast Growth Factors: Implications for Autism

Flora M. Vaccarino, Elena L. Grigorenko, Karen Müller Smith, Hanna E. Stevens

• Original Paper

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation for Stereotypic and Repetitive Behavior

Annette V. Joosten, Anita C. Bundy, Stewart L. Einfeld

• Brief Report

Brief Report: Face Configuration Accuracy and Processing Speed Among Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Susan Faja, Sara Jane Webb, Kristen Merkle, Elizabeth Aylward, Geraldine Dawson

• Brief Report

Brief Report: Decoding Representations: How Children with Autism Understand Drawings

Melissa L. Allen

• Book Review

Offit Paul: Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure

Roy Richard Grinker

• Announcements

JADD Announcements for March 2009