Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined as the core disorder of the pervasive developmental disorders, with which people have difficulties with behavior, social interaction, communication and language, and so on. The onset of Autistic spectrum disorder is prior to age 3 years, prevalence estimates for autistic spectrum disorder range from 5 to 63 per 10,000, [...]
The Association Analysis of RELN and GRM8 Genes with Autism and the Autistic Social Impairment Study
Background and objective:Autism is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by three core symptoms:deficits in communication,social interactions and repetitive and stereotyped behaviors and interests.Autism is generally diagnosed before 3 years old and the prevalence is not less than 1.3/1000 with a male to female sex ratio of around 4.3:1. Twin and family studies from last fourty [...]
Imitation is a very important way to learn within a social context. Researches increasingly suggest that understanding and imitating other people’s actions is central to the development of social cognition, however, that is the weakest link to the individuals with autism. Based on the overview of many research documents related to Autistic spectrum disorder, we [...]
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