title: The pharmacological treatment of autistic spectrum disorders.
abstract: What role do medications play in the overall treatment of autistic spectrum disorders? In this review, the decision-making process involving identifying symptoms, initiating a pharmacological intervention, and monitoring that process is discussed. A review of the literature with an emphasis on controlled trials in autistic spectrum disorders is also undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. towley@yoda.bsd.uchica-go.edu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Owley