Meanings of childhood autism in English

A new US study has confirmed a sharp but unexplained rise in the number of childhood autism cases being reported by health centres in California.

Childhood autism is now widely viewed as being of developmental neurobiological origin.

There was no correlation of Childhood Autism Rating Scale or Developmental Profile 3 score with sleep problems in children with ASD.

Morphometric measures were statistically compared between groups and correlated with age and scores on the Psychoeducational Profile-Revised and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale.

The CHARGE ( Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) study will address a wide spectrum of chemical and biologic exposures, susceptibility factors, and their interactions.