This guideline covers the recognition, referral and diagnosis of autism in children and young
people from birth up to 19 years. The term 'autism'describes qualitative differences and …

This review paper describes our current perspective of autism spectrum disorders (ASD),
taking into account past, current and future classification systems and the evolving …

Our conceptualisation of autism spectrum disorder has changed over time, with recent
classifications reflecting a heterogeneous clinical presentation now regularly encountered in …

Editorial comment Dr Ken Aitken is Chair of the research sub-group of the Scottish
Government's ASD Reference Group. The landscape of autism is changing in ways that …

The autism spectrum: definitions, assessment and diagnoses Page 1 SYMPOSIUM ON AUTISM
SPECTRUM DISORDERS 132 British Journal of Hospital Medicine, March 2009, Vol 70, No 3 …

Autism spectrum disorder appears to affect about 60 children/10,000 under the age of 8
years. Recent studies show that a valid clinical diagnosis can be made at 2–3 years. The UK …

The Autism Toolbox: An Autism Resource for Scottish Schools Page 1 The Autism Toolbox
An Autism Resource for Scottish Schools Page 2 The Autism Toolbox The Autism Toolbox An …

Autism is currently understood as a behaviourally-defined spectrum of conditions (ASCs), as
yet with no clearly defined biological markers, affecting social and communicative aspects of …

Autism spectrum disorders Page 463 16 Autism spectrum disorders Christopher Gillberg
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göteborg, Sweden Introduction …

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the term used to describe pervasive developmental
disorders diagnosed in the presence of atypical behaviours in social interaction, social …