Joseph Piven, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Published online: July 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001481
Autism is a syndrome characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication and by stereotyped and repetitive behaviours, with onset of symptoms usually before the age of 3 years. About 75% of affected individuals also have some intellectual impairment.
Keywords: macrocephaly; serotonin; repetitive behaviour; CHAT; ADI
| Further Reading | |
| book Cohen DJ and Volkmar FR (eds) (1997) Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders. New York: Wiley. | |
| book Kanner L (1943) "Autistic disturbances of affective contact". Nervous Child 2: 217–250. (Reprinted in L Kanner (1973) Childhood Psychosis: Initial Studies and New Insights. Washington DC: Winston.) | |
| book Lord C and Rutter M (1995) "Autism and pervasive developmental disorders". In Rutter M, Hersov L and Taylor E (eds) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Modern Approaches, pp. 569–593. London: Blackwell Scientific Publications. | |
| book Siegel B (1996) The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders. New York: Oxford University Press. | |
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