Background: Autistic spectrum disorder is long life neuro-developmental disorder. The objectives of this study were to describe caries status for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and to provide baseline data to facilitate future planning of dental services to those children. Material and Method: A descriptive cross sectional study in Khartoum area for 43 autistic children attendin...

PRIMARY SOURCES A search of MEDLINE using ‘weighted blanket’ OR ‘weighted vest’ OR ‘pressure vest’ AND ‘autistic spectrum disorder’ yielded 11 results, of which 0 were relevant. A search of MEDLINE using ‘weighted blanket’ OR ‘weighted vest’ OR ‘pressure vest’ AND ‘sleep’ yielded 0 results. A search of CINAHL using ‘weighted blanket’ OR “weighted vest’ OR ‘pressure vest’ AND ‘autistic spectrum ...

Autism is a Neurobehavioral disorder which includes the person communication, social interaction and behaviour. Autism Children are less able to interact with world than others. Autism is called a “spectrum” disorder because children’s covers large spectrum of symptoms and severity. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heterogeneous neuro-developmental condition with multiple causes and c...

BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to explore associations between autistic traits and self-reported clinical symptoms in a population with anorexia nervosa (AN). Experimental and self-report evidence reveals similarities between AN and autism spectrum condition (ASC) populations in socio-emotional and cognitive domains; this includes difficulties with empathy, set-shifting and global...

Background. Research reviewing the epidemiology of Autism (Medical Research Council,

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the potential impact of proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD The study focused on a sample of 933 participants evaluated during the DSM-IV field trial; 657 carried a clinical diagnosis of an ASD, and 276 were diagnosed with a non-autistic disorder. Sensitivity and specificity for proposed DSM-5 diagnostic criteria were ev...

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing in the management of children with chronic illness or disability.1–4 This is also evident in autistic disorder (AD) which has complex aetiology. A range of popular CAMs are also used in children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) with the intent to ameliorate the range of theorised biochemical abnormalities. Another reason...

Arousal is a physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli. It involves the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, mobility and readiness to respond. There are many different neural systems involve...

Research on autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has shown related symptoms to be the result of brain dysfunction in multiple brain regions. Functional neuroimaging and electroencephalography research have shown this to be related to abnormal neural connectivity problems. The brains of individuals with ASD show both areas of excessively high connectivity and areas with deficient connectivity. This ...