Autism

To better understand autism, it is necessary to understand its genetic and environmental determinants, its development, generally accepted ideas surrounding it, how to recognize its multiple facets, and the best practices and intervention strategies that can be put in place.

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Development

A Historical Perspective on Autism

Adam Feinstein

Autism Cymru and Looking Up, United Kingdom

July 2012

Epidemiology of Autism

Eric Fombonne, MD

The Montreal Children’s Hospital, Canada

July 2012

The Etiology of Autism

Mayada Elsabbagh, PhD, Miriam McBreen, MA

McGill University, Canada

July 2012

The Emergence and Developmental Course of the Social Characteristics of Autism

Tony Charman, PhD

Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE), Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom

July 2012

Sensory, Motor and Attention Characteristics of Autistic Children

¹Laurent Mottron, MD, PhD, ²Jacob Ari Burack, PhD

¹Université de Montréal, Canada, ²McGill University, Canada

July 2012

Services

Early Intervention in Autism

Jonathan Green, MA, MBBS, FRCPsych

University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, United Kingdom

July 2012

Topic Editors:

Mayada Elsabbagh, PhD, McGill University, Canada and Margaret E. Clarke, MD, University of Calgary, Canada

Last update: September 2012