This comprehensive thematic review aims to highlight and familiarize readers with the
challenges and pitfalls encountered in differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) are separate disorders, with
distinct clinical profiles and natural histories. ASD, typically diagnosed in childhood, is …

Raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be an overwhelming experience
for parents and families. The pervasive and severe deficits often present in children with …

The aim of this review is to summarize the key findings from genetic and epidemiological
research, which show that autism is a complex disorder resulting from the combination of …

Importance Although research suggests an association between hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy (HDP) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity …

Objective Advanced parental age has raised additional concern as a risk factor of autism.
We conducted a meta‐analysis of observational studies investigating the association …

Background: Over the past 10 years, research into environmental risk factors for autism has
grown dramatically, bringing evidence that an array of non-genetic factors acting during the …

Autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old),
which is characterized by definite impairments in social interactions, abnormalities in …

BACKGROUND: The etiology of autism is unknown, although perinatal and neonatal
exposures have been the focus of epidemiologic research for over 40 years. OBJECTIVE: To …

In a record-linkage study in Stockholm, Sweden, the year 2011 prevalence of diagnosed
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was found to be 0.40, 1.74, 2.46, and 1.76% among 0–5, 6 …