OBJECTIVE: To conduct a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Early
Start Denver Model (ESDM), a comprehensive developmental behavioral intervention, for …

OBJECTIVE: The recurrence risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is estimated to be
between 3% and 10%, but previous research was limited by small sample sizes and biases …

Earlier autism diagnosis, the importance of early intervention, and development of specific
interventions for young children have contributed to the emergence of similar, empirically …

OBJECTIVE: To examine prospectively the emergence of behavioral signs of autism in the
first years of life in infants at low and high risk for autism. METHOD: A prospective longitudinal …

Early intervention for children with autism is currently a politically and scientifically complex
topic. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated positive effects in both short-term and …

Data from 10 sites of the NICHD/NIDCD Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism were
combined to study the distribution of head circumference and relationship to demographic …

A group of high‐functioning autistic individuals was compared to a clinical control group
matched on VTQ, age, sex and SES. Significant group differences were found on executive …

Two studies were conducted to test the hypothesis that young autistic children are selectively
impaired on emotion perception tasks. Results supporting the hypothesis were found on …

The Child Neurology Society and American Academy of Neurology recently proposed to
formulate Practice Parameters for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Autism for their memberships…

Deficits specific to the syndrome of infantile autism appear in imitation, emotion sharing, theory
of mind, pragmatics of communication, and symbolic play. Current competing theories of …