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Catatonia in autistic spectrum disorders [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2000 BackgroundThe clinical pictures of autistic spectrum disorders include features described in catatonia.AimsTo examine the severe exacerbation of the catatonic features of autistic disorders in adolescence or early adult life, which occurs in some individuals.MethodA semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect information from parents or ...
Amitta Shah, Lorna Wing
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Suicidality in Autistic Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
Crisis, 2017 Abstract. Background: It is suggested that people with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) may be at increased risk of suicide; however, research on this topic has been minimal and there are conflicting reports in existing studies. Aim: To bring together research investigating the prevalence, risk factors, and comorbid factors of suicidality in ASD ...
Rachel Upthegrove, Sofia Zahid
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Prehistory [PDF]
Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2011 Individuals with ‘extraordinary’ or ‘different’ minds have been suggested to be central to invention and the spread of new ideas in prehistory, shaping modern human behaviour and conferring an evolutionary advantage at population level. In this article the potential for neuropsychiatric conditions such as autistic spectrum disorders to provide this ...
Pickard, C., Pickard, B., Bonsall, C.
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Intervention for autistic spectrum disorders [PDF]
NeuroRX, 2006 A comprehensive approach to the assessment of any child with autism must be matched specifically to each individual child and family. This premise holds for medical therapies and special education services as well as psychopharmacologic interventions.
Teri M. Book +2 more
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Memory in autistic spectrum disorder. [PDF]
Psychological Bulletin, 2012 Behavioral evidence concerning memory in forms of high-functioning autism (HFA) and in moderately low-functioning autism (M-LFA) is reviewed and compared. Findings on M-LFA are sparse. However, it is provisionally concluded that memory profiles in HFA and M-LFA (relative to ability-matched controls) are similar but that declarative memory impairments ...
Sally Bigham +2 more
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Autistic camouflaging across the spectrum
New Ideas in Psychology, 2023 Camouflaging may be characterized as a set of actions and strategies more or less consciously adopted by some autistic people to navigate the neurotypical social world. Despite the increased interest that this phenomenon has garnered, its nature remains elusive and in need of conceptual clarification.
Petrolini, Valentina +2 more
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Acupuncture for autistic spectrum disorder [PDF]
, 2009 Objectives: The objectives of this Cochrane systematic review were to determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We intend to review whether acupuncture is effective in improving social, communication, behavioural impairment, quality of life and overall functioning, and whether acupuncture ...
Wong, V, Cheuk, DKL, Chen, WX
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Traits Contributing to the Autistic Spectrum
PLoS ONE, 2010 It is increasingly recognised that traits associated with autism reflect a spectrum with no clear boundary between typical and atypical behaviour. Dimensional traits are needed to investigate the broader autism phenotype.Ninety-three individual measures reflecting components of social, communication and repetitive behaviours characterising autistic ...
Steer, Colin D. +2 more
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The Neuropsychology of Autistic Spectrum Disorders [PDF]
Developmental Neuropsychology, 2005 DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 27(3), 307-310 Copyright © 2005, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The Neuropsychology of Autistic Spectrum Disorders Natacha Akshoomoff Department of Psychiatry University of California, San Diego Child and Adolescent Services Research Center Children's Hospital, San Diego This special issue represents the work from ...
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Epilepsy in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder [PDF]
Children, 2019 The comorbidity of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy has been widely discussed but many questions still remain unanswered. The aim of this study was to establish the occurrence of epilepsy among children with ASD to define the type of epileptic seizures and syndromes, the age of onset of epilepsy, EEG abnormalities, the used antiepileptic ...
Iglika G. Sotkova +9 more
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