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Autistic Disorder
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Definition of 'Autistic Disorder'A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. Manifestations of the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and chronological age of the individual. (DSM-IV) Common names: Autistic Disorder; Disorder, Autistic; Disorders, Autistic; Autism, Early Infantile; Early Infantile Autism; Infantile Autism, Early; Kanner's Syndrome; Kanner Syndrome; Kanners Syndrome; Syndrome, Kanner's; Autism; Autisms; Autism, Infantile; Infantile Autism |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism.
6 Oct 2009 
Although autism is a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder, attempts to identify specific susceptibility genes have thus far met with limited success. Genome-wide association studies using half a million or more markers, particularly those ... Read more...
Behavior predictors of language development over 2 years in children with autism spectrum disorders.
29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: This exploratory study examined predictive relationships between 5 types of behaviors and the trajectories of vocabulary and language development in young children with autism over 2 years. METHOD: Participants were 69 children with autism ... Read more...
Characteristics and concordance of autism spectrum disorders among 277 twin pairs.
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: To examine patterns of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) inheritance and other features in twin pairs by zygosity, sex, and specific ASD diagnosis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Internet-based autism registry for US residents. ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Autistic Disorder'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Autism: the other side learns to accept it]
14 Oct 2009 - A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism. 6 Oct 2009
- Drug fails to subdue repetitive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders. 29 Sep 2009
- Behavior predictors of language development over 2 years in children with autism spectrum disorders. 29 Sep 2009
- Characteristics and concordance of autism spectrum disorders among 277 twin pairs. 29 Sep 2009
- Anterior to posterior limb of the internal capsule morphology in fragile X syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
- Risk of autism and increasing maternal and paternal age in a large north American population. 23 Sep 2009
- Autism Genetic Database (AGD): a comprehensive database including autism susceptibility gene-CNVs integrated with known noncoding RNAs and fragile sites. 22 Sep 2009
- Journal club. A biologist praises a mouse model of autism inheritance. 22 Sep 2009
- Autism spectrum disorders following in utero exposure to antiepileptic drugs. 20 Sep 2009
- Treatment outcomes for severe feeding problems in children with autism spectrum disorder. 8 Sep 2009
- A non-responsive chronic autoimmune urticaria in a 12-year-old autistic girl treated with cyclosporin. 8 Sep 2009
- A neuroligin-4 missense mutation associated with autism impairs neuroligin-4 folding and endoplasmic reticulum export. 31 Aug 2009
- Identifying stimuli that alter immediate and subsequent levels of vocal stereotypy: a further analysis of functionally matched stimulation. 30 Aug 2009
- Helping families for caring children with autistic spectrum disorders. 30 Aug 2009
- Autism and aging: hardly out of the woods. 30 Aug 2009
- Gaze behavior and affect at 6 months: predicting clinical outcomes and language development in typically developing infants and infants at risk for autism. 30 Aug 2009
- Epidemiology of mental ill health in adults with intellectual disabilities. 30 Aug 2009
- Disparate diseases due to copycat copy number variations. 30 Aug 2009
- Associations of postural knowledge and basic motor skill with dyspraxia in autism: implication for abnormalities in distributed connectivity and motor learning. 30 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Autistic Disorder'
Definition: A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. Manifestations of the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and chronological age of the individual. (DSM-IV)
Descriptor UI: D001321
Alternative terms: Autistic Disorder; Disorder, Autistic; Disorders, Autistic; Autism, Early Infantile; Early Infantile Autism; Infantile Autism, Early; Kanner's Syndrome; Kanner Syndrome; Kanners Syndrome; Syndrome, Kanner's; Autism; Autisms; Autism, Infantile; Infantile Autism;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: F03.550.325.125;
Online Note: use AUTISM, INFANTILE to search AUTISM, EARLY INFANTILE 1971-80; use SCHIZOPHRENIA, CHILDHOOD 1968-70
History Note: 1981(1966)