Recently the Lancet published a Commission on the future of care and clinical research of
autism, which included a side panel arguing for the adoption of “profound autism”, a term in …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has an estimated prevalence of around 1.7%
of the population. People with ASD often also have language difficulties, and about 25% to …

Executive summary Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of
global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals …

This systematic review examined definitions of “nonverbal” or “minimally verbal” and
assessment measures used to evaluate communication in intervention studies focusing on …

Germline mutations in PTEN, the gene that encodes phosphatase and tensin homolog, have
been identified in up to 20% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and …

The present study examined language trajectories and placement outcomes for children
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) receiving early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) …

This analysis argues that social deficit theories exacerbate the worst excesses of the
medical model, a framework that attributes autism (in this example) as the cause of a …

Few interventions exist for school-aged minimally verbal children with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). Even though play skills are associated with children's production of …

The treatment or prevention of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) disorders often
requires an individualized, sequential approach to intervention, whereby treatments (or …

This article describes the support for social interactions received by three students with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) through their multimodal engagements with Minecraft® …