Trauma, Autism, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Chapter 1. Tangled Roots and Ramifications: The Early Histories of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder.- Chapter 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Neurobiology to Cycles of Violence.- Chapter 3. Trauma & Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Assessment, Treatment, & Triage.- Chapter 4. The Challenge and Importance of Differentiating Trauma and Stress Related Disorders from Autism Spectrum Disorders.- Chapter 5. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diagnostic Considerations for Children with a History of Trauma.- Chapter 6. Interventions for Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children.- Chapter 7. Reactive Attachment Disorder & Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and Care in a Cultural Context.- Chapter 8. Special Population Consideration in ASD Identification and Treatment.- Chapter 9. Challenges with Transition to Adulthood.- Chapter 10. Trauma and Neurodevelopmental Disorders from a Public Health Perspective.- Chapter 11. From the Outside In: Using a Whole-School Paradigm to Improve the Educational Success of Students with Trauma Histories and/or Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.- Chapter 12. Assessment and Recommendations.

Jason M. Fogler, M.A., Ph.D., is a Staff Psychologist and the Co-Director of ADHD Services at Boston Children's Hospital's Division of Developmental Medicine. At Boston Children's, he is the Attending Psychologist on a multidisciplinary team devoted to the complex developmental and mental health issues of children in foster care and various phases of adoption, both domestically and internationally. After graduating from Boston University's Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, he completed clinical training and a postdoctoral clinical research fellowship in a joint appointment at the VA Boston Healthcare System's National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Boston Medical Center's Center for Medical and Refugee Trauma. During this period, he served as training faculty for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network's Learning Collaborative. Dr. Fogler is an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, has taught nationally and internationallyon the topics of trauma-focused treatment and assessment, and published articles on comprehensive treatment for traumatized children and clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse.  He is one of the editors of Trauma Therapy in Context: The Science & Craft of Evidence Based Practice (APA Publications: 2012). 

Randall Phelps, M.D., Ph.D., is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center, Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health and Science University.  He completed M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Washington, Residency in Pediatrics at The University of Michigan, and Fellowship in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at University of Pittsburgh.  Dr. Phelps attends on interdisciplinary teams to provide diagnostic assessments and care to children with developmental disabilities and/or behavioral conditions throughout the state of Oregon and surrounding