The heterogeneous clinical presentations of individuals with autism spectrum disorders
(ASDs) poses a significant challenge for sample characterization and limits the …

BACKGROUND: The needs of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are complex
and this is reflected in the number and diversity of outcomes assessed and measurement …

Abstract The Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia was modified for
use in children and adolescents with autism by developing additional screening questions …

Community‐based studies have consistently shown a sex ratio heavily skewed towards
males in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The factors underlying this predominance of …

Background: The nosology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is at a critical point in history
as the field seeks to better define dimensions of social‐communication deficits and …

Background: Unusual responses to sensory stimuli are seen in many children with autism.
Their presence was highlighted both in early accounts of autism and in more recent first …

This study estimated differences by ethnicity in the diagnoses assigned prior to the
diagnosis of autism. In this sample of 406 Medicaid-eligible children, African-Americans …

Autism is diagnosed on the basis of a triad of impairments in social interaction,
communication, and flexible imaginative functions (with restricted and repetitive behaviors …

Fifty years ago, increased whole-blood serotonin levels, or hyperserotonemia, first linked
disrupted 5-HT homeostasis to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The 5-HT transporter …

There is little information available about how and why parents of children with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) make decisions regarding which of the many available treatments …