Autism cornered: network analyses reveal mechanisms of autism spectrum disorders

Autism cornered: network analyses reveal mechanisms of autism spectrum disorders

Despite a wealth of behavioral, cognitive,biological, and genetic studies, the causes of autism have remained largely unknown.In their recent work, Snyder and colleagues(Li et al, 2014) use a systems biology approach and shed light on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying autism, thus opening novel avenues forunderstanding the disease and developing potential treatments.

Epigenetic Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism spectrum disorders: Phenotypes, mechanisms and treatments

This book constitutes the vol.180 of the ongoing series ‘Key Issues in Mental Health’. It is exhaustive and provides a fundamental overview of recent developments in the concerned area. The first chapter dealing with the evolution of the term ‘Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)’ acknowledges the heterogeneity of presentations, compared with the relatively ideographic original description, over 60 ...

autism spectrum disorders in iran

how to cite this article: mohammadi mr, salmanian m, akhondzadeh sh. autism spectrum disorders in iran. iranian journal of child neurology2011;5(4):1-9. objective autistic disorder, asperger syndrome, and pdd-not otherwise specified are subsets of autism spectrum disorders (asds), which are characterized by impairments in social communication and stereotyped behavior. this article reviews the p...

Economic burden of autism spectrum disorders in Iran

Background: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a child neurodevelopmental disorder has increased significantly during the past 3 decades worldwide and in Iran. This chronic disease does not cause premature death and there is no definitive treatment. Thus, the cost of ASD is extremely heavy and overwhelming. The purpose of this study is to calculate the economic burden of ASD in...