Autism Paradigms, Recent Research and Clinical Applications

• Other Authors: Fitzgerald, Michael (Editor), Yip, Jane (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2017
• Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; epigenetics, oxidative stress, risk factors, genetics, stress, migration
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book opens with a discussion of neurodiversity and an elaboration of the diagnosis of autism. It then examines factors correlating with autism, including sex bias, month of birth, migration and impact of infant feeding. The next section is on the impact of autism. The neurobiology and genetic s...