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Hans Asperger und der Nationalsozialismus: Konturen einer Kontroverse
BackgroundHans Asperger (1906–1980) first designated a group of children with distinct psychological characteristics as “autistic psychopaths” in...
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Hans Asperger – Zwischenbericht einer Aufarbeitung durch seine SchülerInnen und KollegInnen
In two recent publications on Hans Asperger, the first describer of a syndrome that was later named after him, it has been insinuated that he...
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Psychiatric comorbidities in Asperger syndrome are related with polygenic overlap and differ from other Autism subtypes
There is great phenotypic heterogeneity within autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which has led to question their classification into a single...
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Effect of cesarean section on the risk of autism spectrum disorders/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in offspring: a meta-analysis
PurposeThis study was conducted to investigate the relationship between cesarean section (CS) offspring and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)/attention...
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Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG): comprehensive open-label trial in ten children
BackgroundTreatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in children with Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) has for many...
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The first account of the syndrome Asperger described? Part 2: the girls
Translation of G. E. Sukhareva’s “Die Besonderheiten der schizoiden Psychopathien bei den Mädchen”, which appeared in 1927 in Monatsschrift für...
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Pioneering, prodigious and perspicacious: Grunya Efimovna Sukhareva’s life and contribution to conceptualising autism and schizophrenia
Grunya Efimovna Sukhareva’s seminal role in being the first to publish a clinical description of autistic traits in 1925, before both Kanner and...
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Monogenic disorders as mimics of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
BackgroundJuvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood. The term JIA encompasses a heterogenous group of...
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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in mainland china over the past 6 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundCoupled with its rising prevalence, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become a globally recognized public health concern. Nevertheless,...
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Age-moderating effect in prepotent response inhibition in boys with Asperger syndrome: a 2.5 years longitudinal study
Following our previous cross-sectional analysis, indicating age-related improvements of response inhibition in a random-motor-generation task (MPT)...
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A bibliometric analysis of global research status and trends in neuromodulation techniques in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder
BackgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease which has risen to become the main cause of childhood disability, placing a...
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George Frankl: an undervalued voice in the history of autism
This paper aims to propose that the psychiatrist George Frankl had more than a marginal role in the early history of autism. Frankl’s conception of...
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Predictors of age at diagnosis in autism spectrum disorders: the use of multiple regression analyses and a classification tree on a clinical sample
The increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has led to worldwide interest in factors influencing the age of ASD diagnosis. Parents...
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Pharmacotherapy for tics in adult patients with Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders
BackgroundTourette syndrome (TS) and persistent motor/vocal tic disorders are neurodevelopmental conditions characterised by the chronic presence of...
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Rare genetic susceptibility variants assessment in autism spectrum disorder: detection rate and practical use
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a strong genetic component whose knowledge evolves quickly. Next-generation...
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A case of co-occuring synesthesia, autism, prodigious talent and strong structural brain connectivity
BackgroundSynesthesia is a sensory phenomenon where certain domain-specific stimuli trigger additional sensations of e.g. color or texture. The...
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The biopsychosocial impact of hypermobility spectrum disorders in adults: a scoping review
Joint hypermobility affects approximately 30% of the United Kingdom (UK) population, characterised by the ability to move joints beyond the...
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Clinical correlates of diagnostic certainty in children and youths with Autistic Disorder
BackgroundClinicians diagnosing autism rely on diagnostic criteria and instruments in combination with an implicit knowledge based on clinical...
