BACKGROUND We aimed to determine whether there was a decrease in the number of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum after the implementation of the new diagnostic criteria as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders Fifth Edition published in May 2013. METHOD We reviewed 1552 charts of children evaluated at the Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo,...

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder present in 1% of the population, characterized by impairments in reciprocal social interaction, communication deficits and restricted patterns of behavior. Approximately 10% of the autism spectrum disorder population is thought to have large chromosomal rearrangements. Copy-number variations (CNV) alter the genome structure either by dup...

The starting point for many research articles on the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) includes following phrase: “ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder…” author agrees that ASD neurodevelopmental, and calls into question word “disorder”, proposing rather than being disorder, autism other neurodivergent traits are best understood as way utilizing computational strengths human brain to ada...

Introduction: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in three domains: social interactions, verbal and non-verbal communication, and preference for a repetitive interest or behavior. 1 There are three types of disorders classified under the Autism Spectrum Disorders according to the DSM-IV-TR: Autistic disorder, Asperger’s disor...

Research articles involving participants with an autism spectrum disorder and published from 2010 through 2012 in Autism, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal of Child Psychology and Child Psychiatry, and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders were examined to determine the reported gender of participants. The overall male:female ratio was 4.62, which is similar to that reporte...

BACKGROUND Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame retardants used widely and in increasing amounts in the U.S. over the last few decades. PBDEs and their metabolites cross the placenta and studies in rodents demonstrate neurodevelopmental toxicity from prenatal exposures. PBDE exposures occur both via breastfeeding and hand-to-mouth activities in small children. METHODS Participants...

Main results 0.40% of children were exposed to antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy; 0.08% were exposed to valproate. 0.83% of children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder during follow-up, including 0.32% with childhood autism. Use of valproate during pregnancy was associated with increased risk for autism spectrum disorder and childhood autism in offspring (Table). Other antiepilepti...

Autism Spectrum Illness (ASD), a evolution of the brain disorder, is commonly related with sensory difficulties, such as excessive or insufficient sensitivity to sounds, scents, touch. Disorder (ASD) evolving at faster rate than ever before. By screening tests autism detection very expensive and time consuming. With advancement Deep Learning (DL),autism can be predicted from young age.In this p...