Autism spectrum disorders: clinical and research frontiers
@article{Caronna2008AutismSD, title={Autism spectrum disorders: clinical and research frontiers}, author={E. Caronna and J. Milunsky and H. Tager-Flusberg}, journal={Archives of Disease in Childhood}, year={2008}, volume={93}, pages={518 - 523} }
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are common neurodevelopmental disorders that occur along a broad continuum of severity with impairments in social interactions, communication and behaviour. This review highlights recent advances in autism research that shed light on the causes of the disorder and that have implications for clinical practice. It focuses on (1) the rising prevalence of ASD with attention given to recent epidemiological studies, (2) important genetic discoveries that may affect… CONTINUE READING
Topics from this paper
Paper Mentions
Interventional Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether CM-AT is safe and effective in treating the
core symptoms of autism.
Conditions | Autism |
---|---|
Intervention | Drug |
122 Citations
Autism spectrum disorder and pet therapy.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Advances in mind-body medicine
- 2015
- 17
- PDF
Genetic testing for autism spectrum disorders.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Developmental disabilities research reviews
- 2011
- 14
Autism spectrum disorders, SIGN
- Medicine
- Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice
- 2008
- 3
Autism: an emerging ‘neuroimmune disorder’ in search of therapy
- Medicine
- Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy
- 2009
- 69
- PDF
[Mental health disorders in the first years of life: autism spectrum disorders, constitutional and residual-organic abnormalities].
- Medicine
- Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
- 2016
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 115 REFERENCES
Studying the Emergence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in High-risk Infants: Methodological and Practical Issues
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- 2007
- 275
- PDF
Social and communication development in toddlers with early and later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Archives of general psychiatry
- 2007
- 460
- PDF
Identification and Evaluation of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Medicine
- Pediatrics
- 2007
- 1,522
- PDF
Genetics evaluation for the etiologic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders
- Medicine
- Genetics in Medicine
- 2008
- 144
- PDF
Head Circumference as an Early Predictor of Autism Symptoms in Younger Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- 2008
- 76
Practitioner review: Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in 2- and 3-year-old children.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
- 2002
- 415