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Autism Spectrum Disorders

open access: yesCurrent 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 ...
Patricia, Manning-Courtney   +10 more
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Cultural basis of social ‘deficits’ in autism spectrum disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There is very little research that specifically looks at how autism spectrum disorders are perceived in various communities. This qualitative research was conducted with parents who had children on the autistic spectrum belonging to four different ethnic
Perepa, Prithvi   +1 more
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Gender ratio in a clinical population sample, age of diagnosis and duration of assessment in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article reports on gender ratio, age of diagnosis and the duration of assessment procedures in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in a national study which included all types of clinical services for children and adults. Findings are reported from a
Rutherford, Marion   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Recognition of facial emotions training in autistic children - Clinical trial study [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Introduction. Disability to recognize emotional and mental states from other people’s facial expressions is acknowledged as one of the major developmental-behavioral problems in autistic children.
Fateme Mohammadi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Autism spectrum disorders

open access: yesAnnals 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.
Faras Hadeel   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

open access: yesMolecular Autism, 2017
Background Over the past decade genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been applied to aid in the understanding of the biology of traits. The success of this approach is governed by the underlying effect sizes carried by the true risk variants and ...
The Autism Spectrum Disorders Working Group of The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
doaj   +1 more source

The environmental risk factors prior to conception associated with placental abruption: an umbrella review

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2022
Background The present umbrella review evaluated risk factors prior to conception associated with placental abruption based on meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Methods We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science until June 25, 2021.
Ensiyeh Jenabi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic and functional analyses of SHANK2 mutations suggest a multiple hit model of Autism spectrum disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders with a complex inheritance pattern. While many rare variants in synaptic proteins have been identified in patients with ASD, little is known about their effects at ...
Assouline B.   +460 more
core   +1 more source

A close eye on the eagle-eyed visual acuity hypothesis of autism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been associated with sensory hypersensitivity. A recent study reported visual acuity (VA) in ASD in the region reported for birds of prey. The validity of the results was subsequently doubted.
Henrik Walter   +49 more
core   +1 more source

The “Connectivome Theory”: A New Model to Understand Autism Spectrum Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
The classical approach to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is often limited to considering their neuro-functional aspects. However, recent scientific literature has shown that ASDs also affect many body systems and apparatuses such as the immune system ...
Leonardo Zoccante   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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