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Institute of Mental Health — A detailed booklet that describes the medications for treating mental disorder - includes a comprehensive list of medications. This booklet is designed to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be ...More…

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Child Health & Human Development — A to Z health & human development topics Clinical research & clinical trials Publications & materials Research Conducted at the NICHD Research Supported by the NICHD Resources for researchers Supported research networks & more Who can I ...More…

El Autismo y la Vacuna Triple Vírica (MMR)

Child Health & Human Development — Comparadas con los síntomas del autismo que duran toda la vida, ¿no son leves las enfermedades que la vacuna triple vírica previene? El Autismo y la Vacuna Triple Vírica (MMR) ¿Por qué hay personas que piensan que las vacunas pueden ser la causa ...More…

Autism Research

Child Health & Human Development — Autism Research at the NICHD-The NICHD/NIDCD Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEAs) What is the CPEA Network? What are the sites in the CPEA Network? How can I get involved with the CPEA Network? Where can I go for more ...More…

Investigaciones

Child Health & Human Development — Preguntas y Respuestas sobre el Autismo para Profesionales de la Salud Preguntas y Respuestas ¿Qué trastornos están incluidos en la clasificación de trastornos generalizados del desarollo y de trastornos del espectro autista? ¿Cuál es el papel ...More…

Autism and the MMR Vaccine

Child Health & Human Development — Autism and the MMR Vaccine Why do people think that vaccines can How do vaccines help the immune system defend the body? Why do many doctors and scientists believe Is there any research going on to find out if the MMR vaccine is linked to ...More…

Comunicación en al autismo

National Institute of Deafness — El trastorno cerebral del autismo empieza en la primera infancia y persiste a lo largo de la edad adulta afectando tres zonas cruciales del desarrollo: la comunicación verbal y no verbal, la interacción social y el juego creativo o ...More…

Rare Autism Spectrum Disorders

Institute of Mental Health — Research into Causes and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated 3.4 every 1,000 children ages 3-10, a disorder that causes ...More…

What is Autism?

NINDS — Autism is characterized by three distinctive behaviors. Autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, display problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and exhibit repetitive behaviors or narrow, obsessive interests. These ...More…

Asperger Syndrome

NINDS — Download Adobe Reader Condensed from Asperger Syndrome Fact Sheet Asperger syndrome (AS) is a developmental disorder. It is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), one of a distinct group of neurological conditions characterized by a greater or lesser ...More…

Autism and Communication

National Institute of Deafness — The brain disorder autism begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood affecting three crucial areas of development: verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play. Autism is the most ...More…

Pervasive Developmental Disorders

NINDS — Pervasive Developmental Disorders Information Page Publications Organizations News Research literature Clinical Trials The diagnostic category of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) refers to a group of disorders characterized by delays in ...More…

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