Autism research: prospects and priorities.
Research prospects and priorities in the field of autism are discussed with respect to (a) diagnosis, classification, and epidemiology; (b) clinical research; (c) neuropsychological research; (d) genetics; (e) structural and functional brain imaging; (f) postmortem studies; (g) other biological research; and (h) treatment research. Also, it is argued that research into autism has a priority in the broader field of developmental psychopathology because it carries the promise of throwing light on casual mechanisms that apply beyond the syndrome of autism.
Rutter
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Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London, England.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012106:Research; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome