Asperger's Syndrome: A Current ReviewSummary Asperger's Syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder that manifets itself at preschool age. It is characterized by qualitative impairments of social interaction, deficits in empathy, motor ...
Zusammenfassung:Einleitung: Das Asperger-Syndrom (AS) ist eine Störung von unsicherer nosologischer Validität, deren Abgrenzung zum sogenannten High-functioning Autismus sehr schwierig ist. Diese Störungen werden bis heute leider erst sehr spät erkannt, ...
Zusammenfassung: Der Wiener Pädiater Hans Asperger beschrieb erstmals 1944 die «autistische Psychopathie», versäumte es jedoch, eine quantitativ-deskriptive Darstellung «seines» Syndroms vorzunehmen. Ziel dieses zweiten Teils einer retrospektiven Analyse ...
Objective: This study evaluates self- and proxy-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The study also compares HRQOL in ASD patients with a healthy control sample and a psychiatric ...
Screening interview for early detection of high-functioning autism spectrum disordersObjective: Various different questionnaires are available for the screening of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). These screening instruments show high sensitivity and are ...
Blessing or curse? The World Wide Web as information source for autism and Asperger SyndromeAbstract.Objective: The World Wide Web is today one of the most common methods used for obtaining health-related ...
Obwohl zwanghafte und stereotype Verhaltensmuster zu den Kernsymptomen autistischer Störungen gehören, wurden diese Phänomene bisher nur unzureichend erforscht. Beim Asperger-Syndrom sowie beim High-functioning-Autismus kommen zumeist umschriebene, ...
Autism spectrum disorders and its role in adult psychiatry and psychotherapyAbstract. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are common with an estimated prevalence well above 1%. Theoretical considerations as well as clinical ...
Autism spectrum disordersIn recent years, autism spectrum disorders have increasingly come to the fore both in empirical research and in broader public attention. The special theme of the present issue picks up on both clinical and relevant research ...
Early symptoms of Asperger syndrome in childhood: A retrospective studyDespite parents of children with autism having concerns about their children’s development at an early age, Asperger syndrome (AS) in particular is often diagnosed late. Studies on ...