Is there a way to eliminate the confusion between autism and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)? It is often more difficult to obtain services for children in ...

In the four years I worked at the University of Pennsylvania (1999-2003), I directed a randomized controlled clinical trial assessing the effectiveness of a brief cognitive therapy intervention for ...

Because boys outnumber girls with PDD, relatively little research has focused on girls. Most existing studies have centered on 2 forms of PDD--autism and Rett disorder. The ratio of boys to girls with ...

It is known that the antiepileptic drug valproate increases the risk of developmental disorders in unborn children. A study conducted by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Heidelberg ...

Introduction Autistic children can experience elevated levels of emotional and behavioural problems, which adversely impact their psychosocial functioning. Positive parenting behaviours can ...

Early regression (ER) is often reported in autistic children with a prototypical phenotype and has been proposed as a possible pathognomonic sign present in most autistic children. Despite the ...