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Yanan Zhao; Feng Lu; Ruoxi Ding; Dawei Zhu; Rong Zhang; Siwei Sun; Ping He; Xiaoying Zheng – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in the world has increased over the last decade, but the prevalence, incidence, and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in China were not well understood. Using administrative data, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of autism spectrum disorder and describe the co-occurring…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Foreign Countries
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Sillanpaa, Matti; Schmidt, Dieter – Brain, 2009
In clinical practice, it is important to predict as soon as possible after diagnosis and starting treatment, which children are destined to develop medically intractable seizures and be at risk of increased mortality. In this study, we determined factors predictive of long-term seizure and mortality outcome in a population-based cohort of 102…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Seizures, Disability Identification, Children
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Fernell, Elisabeth; Hedvall, Asa; Norrelgen, Fritiof; Eriksson, Mats; Hoglund-Carlsson, Lotta; Barnevik-Olsson, Martina; Svensson, Liselotte; Holm, Annette; Westerlund, Joakim; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aim was to characterize the panorama of developmental disorders in 208 preschool children with a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), referred to a specialized centre, the Autism Centre for Young Children (ACYC), for intervention. At the centre, a research team examined all children according to structured protocols and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
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Kawasaki, Yoko; Yokota, Keiji; Shinomiya, Mieko; Shimizu, Yasuo; Niwa, Shin-ichi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study of the development of epilepsy in adolescents with autism investigated the brain dysfunctions in 158 patients (ages 15-28) with autism through the examination of paroxysmal electroencephalographic abnormalities. Results indicated that 47.5% of the individuals with autism had such abnormalities in the frontal region. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Biological Influences
Lyon, G. Reid, Ed.; Rumsey, Judith M., Ed. – 1996
This book presents 11 papers on the use of neuroimaging technology in brain-related disorders. The text contains full-color neuroimaging scans and provides both theoretical and methodological explanations of the various neuroimaging techniques and their application to developmental disorders in children. The papers are grouped into three sections,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Anatomy, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism