Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by patterns of delay and deviance in the
development of social, communicative, and cognitive skills that arise in the first years of life …

This review summarizes evidence of dysregulated reward circuitry function in a range of
neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders and genetic syndromes. First, the …

Autism spectrum disorder is a diagnosis that includes significant social communication
deficits/delays along with restricted patterns of interests and behaviors. The prevalence of …

CONTEXT: As many as 1 in every 110 children in the United States has an autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). Many medical treatments for ASDs have been proposed and studied, but …

Many behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) share similarities in
executive functioning and communication deficits with those described in several …

This paper presents a systematic review, rating and synthesis of the empirical evidence for
the use of psychotropic medications in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Thirty …

Background: Currently, only one medication (risperidone) is FDA-approved for the treatment
of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Perhaps for this reason, the use of novel …

In no area of developmental pediatric practice is there more controversy regarding the
choice of treatment than related to children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) …

Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) has been used as a tool for neurophysiologic
diagnostic. We used spectrogram and coherence values for evaluating qEEG in 17 children …

Given the severe and chronic problems associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
and the limitations of available treatments, there exists a large public health need for …