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- Title
Autism spectrum disorders: clinical and research frontiers.
- Authors
Caronna, E B; Milunsky, J M; Tager-Flusberg, H
- Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are common neurodevelopmental disorders that occur along a broad continuum of severity with impairments in social interactions, communication and behaviour. This review highlights recent advances in autism research that shed light on the causes of the disorder and that have implications for clinical practice. It focuses on (1) the rising prevalence of ASD with attention given to recent epidemiological studies, (2) important genetic discoveries that may affect clinical evaluation of children with ASD, (3) active areas of research in cognitive neuroscience that seek to explain the underlying mechanisms of a complex disorder and (4) important studies on clinical populations with implications for screening and early identification of infants and toddlers with ASD.
- Publication
Archives of disease in childhood, 2008, Vol 93, Issue 6, p518
- ISSN
1468-2044
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/adc.2006.115337