Chapter 23 Autism and related disorders
McPartland J, Volkmar FR. Chapter 23 Autism and related disorders. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2012, 106: 407-418. PMID: 22608634, PMCID: PMC3848246, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52002-9.00023-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood disintegrative disorderPervasive developmental disorderConstellation of symptomsDevelopmental disordersRett disorderEtiological characteristicsChildhood onsetClinical informationRelated disordersDisordersNeurodevelopmental disordersAutistic disorderDisintegrative disorderAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderAsperger's disorderAtypical behavior patternsSymptomsDivergent phenotypicDiagnosis