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Improving Use of Social Communicative Gestures by Children with Autism

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences
Difficulties in social communication are a core characteristic of autism. Gesture use in children with autism is often delayed or atypical, with reduced frequency, diversity, and spontaneity.
Rebecca J. Barall   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammation and Neuro-Immune Dysregulations in Autism Spectrum Disorders

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2018
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction and restricted-repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Strong inflammation states are associated with ASD. This inflammatory
D. Siniscalco   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanisms of facial emotion recognition in autism spectrum disorders: Insights from eye tracking and electroencephalography

open access: yesNeuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017
HIGHLIGHTSIndividuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder present with atypical gaze and cortical activation to facially expressed emotions.Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder may use compensatory strategies during facial emotion recognition.Individuals ...
Melissa H. Black   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ethical challenges of caring for burn patients: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background Burn patients are among the most vulnerable groups of patients requiring principled ethical care. Caring for these patients often brings various ethical challenges for the members of the health care teams, especially nurses, which affect the ...
Mostafa Bijani, Fateme Mohammadi
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal risk factors associated with autism spectrum disorders: an umbrella review [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Pediatrics
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe social communication deficits and stereotypical repetitive behaviors. Purpose This umbrella review assessed neonatal risk factors associated with ASD using
Amir Mohammad Salehi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subthreshold autism spectrum disorder in patients with eating disorders.

open access: yesComprehensive Psychiatry, 2018
AIM Increasingly data suggest a possible overlap between psychopathological manifestations of eating disorders (EDs) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aim of the present study was to assess the presence of subthreshold autism spectrum symptoms, by
L. Dell’Osso   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

open access: yesClinical Psychology Review, 2009
Anxiety and poor stress management are common concerns in clinical samples of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Anxiety may worsen during adolescence, as young people face an increasingly complex social milieu and often become more aware of ...
S. White   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy of clonidine and melatonin for treating insomnia in anxious children: a randomized comparison

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics
Background Clonidine and melatonin are two medications that are used off-label in the management of sleep disorders in children. However, there is currently no well-established and effective treatment for sleep disturbances among pediatric patients with ...
Ali Jalali Firouzkohi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The predictors of sleep quality in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders in the west of Iran: A path analysis

open access: yesHeliyon
There is limited data available on the impact of sleep problems in children with ASD on parents' sleep quality. Due to the lack of research in Iran on factors affecting the sleep quality of mothers of children with ASD, this study was designed to explore
Ensiyeh Jenabi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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