Recent advances in childhood autism spectrum disorders / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)are severe neurodevelopmental disorders affecting children′s mental health.ASD have become a global public health concern because of the rising prevalence over the past 30 years. Worldwide there are more and more studies recently,especially in United States of America.Many progresses have been achieved in the areas of diagnostic criteria,epidemiology,etiology and early intervention for ASD.This review discusses these issues.