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Novel treatments for autistic spectrum disorders
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2005AbstractIn no area of developmental pediatric practice is there more controversy regarding the choice of treatment than related to children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Complementary and alternative medical therapies (CAM) are often elected because they are perceived as treating the cause of symptoms rather than the symptoms themselves.
Susan L. Hyman, Susan E. Levy
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Regression in Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Neuropsychology Review, 2008A significant proportion of children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder experience a developmental regression characterized by a loss of previously-acquired skills. This may involve a loss of speech or social responsitivity, but often entails both.
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Epilepsy in Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Journal of Child Neurology, 1993A prospective study looking at the prevalence of epilepsy in 246 children with autistic spectrum disorder revealed that 7.6% of children satisfying the criteria of infantile autism and 5% of those with an autistic condition had epilepsy. The majority had onset of seizures before the age of 1 year. Boys predominated in both groups.
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Intonation and Emotion in Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2006The classic picture of an autistic individual includes an impoverished ability to interpret or express emotion. The prosody of spoken language in autistic children is thought to lack emotional content. In this study, the verbal intonation of children with autism was examined and compared to that of children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and normal ...
Doris A. Trauner, Kathleen Hubbard
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Diogenes syndrome and autistic spectrum disorder
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2011AbstractDiogenes syndrome or senile squalor syndrome has been described in the psychiatric literature with an associated mental illness in between one half and two thirds of the cases cited. The occurrence of the syndrome in the absence of a psychiatric disorder has received much attention with many hypotheses proposed. We present the case of a 72-year-
Matthew Sadlier +3 more
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children
Psychiatric Services, 2004History, Definition, and Classification of Pervasive Developmental Disorders Vidya B. Gupta The Epidemiology of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders Tanya Karapurkar, Nora Lee, Laura Kresch Curran, Craig Newschaffer, and Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp Etiology of Autism Vidya B. Gupta Neurological Basis of Autism (Pathophysiology of Autism) Vidya B.
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Probiotics and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
2018Autistic spectrum disorders are a diverse group of complex, persistent and pervasive neurodevelopmental conditions which are characterized by impairments in social communication, social interaction, often restrictive and repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities.
Derek Larkin, Colin R. Martin
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2013
Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) or autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) encompass a heterogeneous group of individuals with early childhood onset of deficits in social interaction and language development, a restricted repertoire of interests and activities, as well as a wide range of cognitive difficulties.
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Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) or autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) encompass a heterogeneous group of individuals with early childhood onset of deficits in social interaction and language development, a restricted repertoire of interests and activities, as well as a wide range of cognitive difficulties.
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Autistic spectrum disorder: diagnostic difficulties
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA), 2000Recognition of the autistic spectrum disorders is becoming more widespread amongst basic scientists, clinicians, and the general population. The term does not imply anything about pathology or aetiology, although it has proved to be a useful concept clinically.
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Schizophrenia
2011Autism spectrum disorders are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders that primarily present with deficits in social interactions, communication, and repetitive behaviors. With a progressive evolution in understanding this unique group of disorders, a variety of phenotypes have been postulated, with variability in both biological features and ...
Dvir, Yael +4 more
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