AUTISM AND KNOWN MEDICAL CONDITIONS - MYTH AND SUBSTANCE

Authors
RUTTER M BAILEY A BOLTON P LECOUTEUR A
Citation
M. Rutter et al., AUTISM AND KNOWN MEDICAL CONDITIONS - MYTH AND SUBSTANCE, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry and allied disciplines, 35(2), 1994, pp. 311-322
Citations number
61
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental",Psychiatry
Journal title
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry and allied disciplines → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219630
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
311 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9630(1994)35:2<311:AAKMC->2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
There is general agreement that autism has an organic basis but there is less agreement on the frequency with which it is associated with kn own medical conditions. The evidence in the literature on the latter p oint is reviewed and it is concluded that the rate of known medical co nditions in autism is probably about 10%; however the rate appears to be higher in cases of autism associated with profound mental retardati on and in cases of atypical autism.