title: Update on autistic spectrum disorders.
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, Alabama 26688-0002, USA. tmcguinness@usouthal.edu
authors.forename: Teena M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: McGuinness
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hardeman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012813:Sign Language; D012944:Social Support; D014110:Touch