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Review
. 2018 May;48(5):1861-1867.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3407-7.

Focus on the Social Aspect of Autism

Joanna Kałużna-Czaplińska  1   2 , Ewa Żurawicz  3 , Jagoda Jóźwik-Pruska  3   4
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Review

Focus on the Social Aspect of Autism

Joanna Kałużna-Czaplińska et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 May.

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) describes a set of neurodevelopmental disorders. Despite extensive ASD research lasting more than 60 years, its causes are still unknown. Without indicating the etiology, its development cannot be stopped. Over the years, both the definition and diagnostic criteria have developed. The number of ASD incidence is rising. The economical aspect should also be highlighted. This disorder presents particular challenges to affected children, their parents and physicians. The research of ASD, physician activities, policy making and raising the level of awareness must be coordinated. Special attention should be paid to the problem among adults with ASD.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder; Costs; Expenditures; Prevalence.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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This article does not contain any studies with human participants performed by any of the authors.

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Frequency of reports concerning ASD (1946–2016) Bibliographic research related to the use of term “autism or autistic” in records from the collection of PubMed database. In the search two sets of proceedings: with filters (Article types: Research Support, U.S. Government; Research Support, U.S. Gov’t, P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov’t, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t) and without any filter were applied. Results by year (as timeline) were downloaded in the CSV file. Records from 2017 were excluded from the timelines due to the lack of a full annual balance sheet
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