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Autism Spectrum Disorder [PDF]
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2018 Autism spectrum disorder is a term used to describe a constellation of early-appearing social communication deficits and repetitive sensory-motor behaviours associated with a strong genetic component as well as other causes. The outlook for many individuals with autism spectrum disorder today is brighter than it was 50 years ago; more people with the ...
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Autism spectrum disorder [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020 Autism is a frequent, precocious behavioral constellation of social and communicative atypicalities associated with apparently restricted interests and repetitive behavior and paired with an uneven ability profile. Its definition has constantly broadened in the past 75 years, introducing phenotypes increasingly distant from its initial description ...
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Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 2013 Autism spectrum disorders are being diagnosed with increasing frequency. The likelihood that a primary care provider will see a patient with autism spectrum disorder in their clinic is high. In this article, current diagnostic criteria and expected changes in DSM criteria, as well as prevalence rates and epidemiologic studies are reviewed ...
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Autism Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 2012 Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are collectively the most commonly diagnosed pediatric neurodevelopmental condition. ASDs include autism, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Rett syndrome and Asperger disorder.
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Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2010 Pervasive developmental disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in communication, reciprocal social interaction and restricted repetitive behaviors or interests. The term autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has been used to describe their variable presentation.
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Astroglia in Autism Spectrum Disorder [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an umbrella term encompassing several neurodevelopmental disorders such as Asperger syndrome or autism. It is characterised by the occurrence of distinct deficits in social behaviour and communication and repetitive patterns of behaviour. The symptoms may be of different intensity and may vary in types.
Kinga Gzielo, Agnieszka Nikiforuk
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Autism spectrum disorder [PDF]
Current Biology, 2005 The progress that is now possible by combining cognitive theories, functional and structural brain imaging in genetically sensitive designs, should yield some long awaited answers. In particular, it should become clear which features of autism have separate and independent causes, and which arise from one and the same origin in the brain.
Frith, U, Happe, F
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The Cost of Autism Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 A diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorders is usually associated with substantial lifetime costs to an individual, their family and the community. However, there remains an elusive factor in any cost-benefit analysis of ASD diagnosis, namely the cost of not obtaining a diagnosis. Given the infeasibility of estimating the costs of a population that, by
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The Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
Annual Review of Public Health, 2007 Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are complex, lifelong, neurodevelopmental conditions of largely unknown cause. They are much more common than previously believed, second in frequency only to mental retardation among the serious developmental disorders.
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Urbanicity and Autism Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013 The etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is for the majority of cases unknown and more studies of risk factors are needed. Geographic variation in ASD occurrence has been observed, and urban residence has been suggested to serve as a proxy for etiologic and identification factors in ASD.
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