Background Early brain overgrowth (EBO) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is among the
best replicated biological associations in psychiatry. Most positive reports have compared …

Autism spectrum disorder is a commonly used umbrella term for a class of
neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by a triad of deficits in social reciprocity …

The media, scientific researchers, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual all refer to"
autism" as if it were a single disorder or a single disorder over a spectrum. However, autism …

Objective To determine the risk of difficulties with social communication and
restricted/repetitive behaviors as well as the rate of autism in children institutionalized in …

Background. Little has been published on autism in Africa, and it is not known whether
South African children present with the same characteristics and challenges as described …

The aims of this book, and also the principles and themes of the book, are the same as those
outlined in the preceding (second) edition of the book, as reproduced below. My main aim in …

Background Brain development follows a different trajectory in children with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) than in typically developing children. A proxy for neurodevelopment could …

Background With a complex and extremely high clinical and genetic heterogeneity, autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) are better dissected if one takes into account specific …

Objective Although early brain overgrowth is frequently reported in autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), the relationship between ASD and head circumference (HC) is less clear, with …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) encompass a range of neurodevelopmental conditions
that are clinically and etiologically very heterogeneous. ASD is currently diagnosed entirely …