Edited by Katarzyna Chawarska, Ami Klin, and Fred R. Volkmar. 348 pp. New York, Guilford Press, 2008. $42. ISBN 978-1-59385-649-6.
The earliest symptoms of autism spectrum disorders often appearbefore a child's second birthday, but most children with autismare not diagnosed until they are in preschool or elementaryschool. If they could be diagnosed earlier, they could be treatedearlier and perhaps — as the editors and authors of thisbook believe — their symptoms in adulthood would be lesssevere. An earlier diagnosis could also allow better observationand follow-up of the child's development and a better understandingof the individual autistic child and of autism in general. Drawingfrom a vast source of literature, the book begins . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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