Volume 18 Number 2 February 2014 Contents Editorial The power of words: Is qualitative research as important as quantitative research in the study of autism? 67 Sven Bölte Articles Structural validation of the abridged Autism Spectrum Quotient–Short Form in a clinical sample of people with autism spectrum disorders 69 Renate Kuenssberg, Aja L Murray, Tom Booth and Karen McKenzie Comparison of a broad-based screen versus disorder-specific screen in detecting young children with an autism spectrum disorder 76 Lisa D Wiggins, Vivian Piazza and Diana L Robins Attachment in young children with autism spectrum disorders: An examination of separation and reunion behaviors with both mothers and fathers 85 Rebecca L Grzadzinski, Rhiannon Luyster, Amelia Gunn Spencer and Catherine Lord Object exploration at 6 and 9 months in infants with and without risk for autism 97 Erin A Koterba, Nina B Leezenbaum and Jana M Iverson Sex differences and within-family associations in the broad autism phenotype 106 Jessica Klusek, Molly Losh and Gary E Martin Increasing autism prevalence in metropolitan New Jersey 117 Walter Zahorodny, Josephine Shenouda, Sandra Howell, Nancy Scotto Rosato, Bo Peng and Uday Mehta Examining restricted and repetitive behaviors in young children with autism spectrum disorder during two observational contexts 127 Sheri Stronach and Amy M Wetherby Pitch discrimination and melodic memory in children with autism spectrum disorders 137 Sandy Stanutz, Joel Wapnick and Jacob A Burack Immunization uptake in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder Ghassan Abu Kuwaik, Wendy Roberts, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Susan Bryson, Isabel M Smith, Peter Szatmari, Bonnie M Modi, Nadia Tanel and Jessica Brian 148 Motor proficiency and physical fitness in adolescent males with and without autism spectrum disorders 156 Chien-Yu Pan A randomised group comparison controlled trial of ‘preschoolers with autism’: A parent education and skills training intervention for young children with autistic disorder 166 Bruce Tonge, Avril Brereton, Melissa Kiomall, Andrew Mackinnon and Nicole J Rinehart Referral pattern and special interests in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome: a Turkish referred sample 178 Canan Tanidir and Nahit M Mukaddes Special education and care services for children, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorders in France: Families’ opinion and satisfaction 185 Cécile Rattaz, Bernard Ledesert, Olivier Masson, Lisa Ouss, Géraldine Ropers and Amaria Baghdadli Short Reports Relationship satisfaction, parenting stress, and depression in mothers of children with autism 194 Amy S Weitlauf, Alison C Vehorn, Julie L Taylor and Zachary E Warren Birth order rank as a moderator of the relation between behavior problems among children with an autism spectrum disorder and their siblings 199 Theodore S Tomeny, Tammy D Barry and Stephanie H Bader Lay Abstracts 203
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