Multidisciplinary research and intervention of autism spectrum disorder / 中国实用儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

Autism spectrum disorder(ASD)is a set of heterogeneous neurodevelopmental conditions commonly with comorbidity,which can lead to life-long disability and the etiology is still unclear. Individuals with ASD have impaired development of social interaction, cognition,language and adaptive behavior in children,adolescents and adults. Multidisciplinary collaboration in research and intervention is a trend to explore etiological mechanisms and clinical transformation from different levels;it is advocated that different professionals provide help for ASD patients and their family to support decision making in clinical diagnosis,education,health and social care.