Meet the editor

Professor Michael Fitzgerald was the first Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Ireland. Specialising in autism spectrum disorders, he has diagnosed over 5000 sufferers. He has a large number of peer-reviewed publications and has written, co-written, and co-edited 34 books with Japanese, Dutch, and Polish translations. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of the University of Cambridge described one of his books on autism as "the

best book on autism" and described him as an "exceptional scholar." He has lectured extensively throughout the world, including the Royal Society/British Academy and the British Library in London. He was the overall winner of the "Excellence in Psychiatry" Award 2017 and was nominated as one of the top four psychiatrists by Hospital Professional News Ireland—Top 100 Professionals in Ireland 2017.

Contents

Second Decade of the Twenty-First Century

Nodding Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder

*by David Lagoro Kitara, Denis Anywar Arony and Suzanne Gazda*

Autism in the Classroom: Educational Issues across the Lifespan *by Yasamin Bolourian, Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos and Jan Blacher*

The Effect of Scalp Acupuncture on Autism: Could This Be a Possible

*by Chuen Heung Yau, Cheuk Long Ip, Yuk Yin Chau and Ho Cheung Lai*

*by Troy D. Wood, Amber Flynn Charlebois, Emily R. Sekera, Christopher L. Pennington, Heather L. Rudolph, Yong Seok Choi* 

Stercobilin: A Putative Link between Autism and Gastrointestinal Distress?

*by Michael Francis Fitzgerald*

Treatment of Autism?

*and Giuseppe Fanciulli*

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1** Introductory Chapter: Autism Spectrum Disorder - Advances at the End of the

**Chapter 2 5**

**Chapter 3 23**

**Chapter 4 39**

**Chapter 5 51**
