2008
An Update on Autism
Westphal A, Volkmar F. An Update on Autism. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2008, 6: 284-292. DOI: 10.1176/foc.6.3.foc284.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSpecialized rating scalesAutism spectrum disorderThorough diagnostic assessmentRange of symptomsPrevalence of ASDMultidisciplinary evaluationCommon disorderPharmacological interventionsPsychiatric disordersDiagnostic criteriaSelf-sufficient adultsNeurobiological abnormalitiesProfound disturbancesRating ScaleNeurobiological mechanismsDiagnostic assessmentRefining interventionsDisordersMore childrenCareful assessmentGeneral psychiatristsInterventionSymptomsStrong genetic basisSpectrum disorder
2000
Practice parameter: Screening and diagnosis of autism Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society
Filipek P, Accardo P, Ashwal S, Baranek G, Cook E, Dawson G, Gordon B, Gravel J, Johnson C, Kallen R, Levy S, Minshew N, Ozonoff S, Prizant B, Rapin I, Rogers S, Stone W, Teplin S, Tuchman R, Volkmar F. Practice parameter: Screening and diagnosis of autism Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. Neurology 2000, 55: 468-479. PMID: 10953176, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.55.4.468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality Standards SubcommitteeRoutine developmental screeningRoutine developmental surveillanceChild Neurology SocietyLate preschool ageIdentification of childrenCommon disorderDevelopmental screeningPractice parametersDevelopmental surveillanceMost young childrenEarly interventionEarly identificationAmerican AcademyYoung childrenChildrenDevelopmental disordersPreschool ageDisordersRiskSpecific recommendationsScreeningAutismPreschool yearsAutism report