Context Best-estimate clinical diagnoses of specific autism spectrum disorders (autistic
disorder, pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified, and Asperger …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the potential impact of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic
criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD: The study focused on a sample of 933 …

Accurately diagnosing autism spectrum disorders in adulthood can be challenging.
Structured questionnaires and diagnostic measures are frequently used to assist case …

BACKGROUND: Many chromosomal regions for susceptibility to autism spectrum disorders
(ASDs) have been identified, but few have reached genomewide significance. In response …

Growing awareness of autism spectrum disorders has increased the demand for diagnostic
services in adulthood. High rates of mental health problems have been reported in young …

Objective Growing awareness that symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) transcend
multiple diagnostic categories, and major advances in the identification of genetic …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses are made based on a pattern of behavioral
symptoms, yet a growing body of research indicates that when, and indeed whether, an …

Since its initial description by Kanner in 1943, the criteria by which a diagnosis of autism or
autism‐like disorders was made—and their alleged etiologies portrayed—have undergone …

While strong familial evidence supports a substantial genetic contribution to the etiology of
autism spectrum disorders (ASD), specific genetic abnormalities have been identified in only …

The classification of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a topic of debate among clinicians
and researchers with many questioning the validity of the distinction among subtypes. This …