The Search for Neurological Subgroups in Autism

Coleman, Mary

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-1992-2_9

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“…1 University of Miami, USA; 2 Tavistock Clinic, University College of London, UK Background: Psychophysiological measurement of processes related to social behavior may be valuable for research on individual differences and subgroups among children with autism spectrum disorders (Coleman, 1987;Dawson, Klinger, Panagiotides, Lewy, & Castelloe, 1995;Modahl et al, 1998). In particular, recent research and theory suggests that measures of resting anterior EEG asymmetry reflect complex brain processes associated with individual differences in approach or avoidance motivation that may be associated with social and emotional interaction tendencies among children with autism.…”

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Resting cortical brain activity and social behavior in higher functioning children with autism

Sutton

Burnette

Mundy

et al. 2004

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Resting cortical brain activity and social behavior in higher functioning children with autism

Sutton

Burnette

Mundy

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Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…Most now consider the disorder to be biologically determined (Rutter, 1988) with evidence implicating genetic factors (Bolton & Rutter, 1990), but also indicating weaker associations with birth complications (Tsia, 1987), minor congenital anomalies (Campbell, Celler, Small, Petti & Ferris, 1978) and epilepsy (Deykin & MacMahon, 1979a;Rutter, 1970). In addition, pre-, peri-and postnatal infections (rubella, herpes simplex, cytomegalovirus) have been found to co-occur (Coleman, 1987;Deykin & MacMahon, 1979b;Knobloch & Pasamanick, 1975). In view of this evidence, there are several hypotheses that may account for seasonal effects in autism and each leads to a rather different set of expectations.…”

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Season of Birth: Issues, Approaches and Findings for Autism

Bolton

Pickles

Harrington

et al. 1992

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Rates of birth in the general population show seasonal fluctuations for reasons that are ill understood. Variations from these general population patterns have been reported for several psychiatric conditions and used as the basis for aetiological hypotheses. In this paper, the evidence for alterations in the expected seasonal fluctuation in birth dates of autistic people is evaluated. A national sample of 1435 autistic individuals and a clinic sample of 196 subjects are compared to general population figures and to 121 sibling controls. Compared with the general population, the national sample showed significant deviations from the expected rate of birth by month. In the clinic sample, differences from the anticipated monthly pattern were only evident when this sample was compared to the sibling controls. A variety of models for seasonal trends, including year quarters, temperature and sine wave forms, were fitted to these variations but no consistent picture emerged.

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“…Attention must also be directed to the significance of rubella infection in the etiology of autism. Coleman (1987) stated that the rubella virus appears to be established as an etiology in some autistic children. She cited a study in which, out of 243 children with congenital rubella, 18 also had a psychiatric disorder compatible with autism.…”

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