This article provides a review of the increasingly detailed imaging literature on the
neurodevelopment of joint attention. Many findings from this literature support and inform the …

The underconnectivity theory of autism attributes the disorder to lower anatomical and
functional systems connectivity between frontal and more posterior cortical processing. Here …

From a preeminent researcher, this book looks at the key role of joint attention in both typical
and atypical development. Peter C. Mundy shows that no other symptom dimension is more …

This review presents an overview of functional magnetic resonance imaging findings in
autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), Although there is considerable heterogeneity with …

Alterations in interregional neural connectivity have been suggested as a signature of the
pathobiology of autism. There have been many reports of functional and anatomical …

Converging evidence points to a neural network that supports a range of abilities including
remembering the past, thinking about the future, and introspecting about oneself and others …

Differences in social attention development begin to be apparent in the 6th to 12th month of
development in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and theoretically reflect …

Impairments in social cognition are a key symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
People with autism have great difficulty with understanding the beliefs and desires of other …

Language impairments, a hallmark feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), have been
related to neuroanatomical and functional abnormalities. Abnormal lateralization of the …

This study investigates syntax in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), its parallelism with
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and its relation to other aspects of cognition. We focus …