Abstract
In the approximately 60 years since autism was first described, our understanding of thedisorder hasgrownexponentially inmoving fromnaturalistic observation to a more rigorously researched scientific study. In the future, our focus on this complex disorder will bring us closer to an understanding of the basic mechanisms involved so that prevention and/or cure of autism and related disorders will be possible.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 419-422 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780824755164 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780824707156 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2003 |