BACKGROUND Alarming increases in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder have been reported recently in the United States and Europe. OBJECTIVES To quantify and characterize prevalence trends over time in autism spectrum disorder in Minnesota. METHODS We conducted an age-period-birth cohort analysis of special educational disability data from the Minnesota Department of Children, Familie...

Despite the well-documented success of cognitive restructuring techniques in the treatment of anxiety disorders, there is still little clarity on which cognitions underpin fear and anxiety in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. This study examined whether certain cognitive appraisals, known to be associated with fear and anxiety in typically developing groups, may help expl...

Yaşamın ilk yıllarından itibaren ortaya çıkan Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu (OSB), sosyal iletişimde yetersizlik, tekrarlayıcı kısıtlı davranışlar ve ilgi alanlar ile kendini gösteren bir nörogelişimsel bozukluktur. spektrum bozukluğunun başlıca risk faktörleri genetik çevresel faktörlerdir. Otizmli bireylerde besin seçimine bağlı olarak çeşitli yeme bozuklukları çıkmaktadır. Bu nedenle otizm bozukl...

OBJECTIVE Several deficits have been proposed to account for cognitive impairment in autism including an inability to comprehend the perspectives of others ("theory of mind"), an inability to process emotional information, and difficulty drawing together diverse information in context ("central coherence"). Because context (central coherence) and emotion can influence memory, a study was design...

Objective—Several deficits have been proposed to account for cognitive impairment in autism including an inability to comprehend the perspectives of others (“theory of mind”), an inability to process emotional information, and diYculty drawing together diverse information in context (“central coherence”). Because context (central coherence) and emotion can influence memory, a study was designed...

objective: the aim of this report was to study the gender role on autismsymptoms distribution and severity in a clinical sample from iran. then, the results were compared with the published study from the same community population sample, iran. method: the subjects of this retrospective study were a convenient clinical sample of the referrals of children with pervasive developmental disorders. ...

IMPORTANCE Valproate is used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders and may be the only treatment option for women of childbearing potential. However, prenatal exposure to valproate may increase the risk of autism. OBJECTIVE To determine whether prenatal exposure to valproate is associated with an increased risk of autism in offspring. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PART...

OBJECTIVE To study the association between parental depression and maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy with autism spectrum disorders in offspring. DESIGN Population based nested case-control study. SETTING Stockholm County, Sweden, 2001-07. PARTICIPANTS 4429 cases of autism spectrum disorder (1828 with and 2601 without intellectual disability) and 43,277 age and sex matched cont...