[Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in infancy and childhood]. 2007

Shuhei Suzuki
Department of Developmental Brain Science, Osaka Medical College.

I discussed, in this chapter, the possibilities and limitations of clinical diagnosis for Asperger syndrome (AS) in infancy and early childhood. For early diagnosis or simply noticing the possibility of AS, clinicians should be sensitive to the auxiliary conditions of AS such as motor dysfunction and sensory/sleep disturbances during the early stage of life, as well as the incipient representations of the main AS symptoms in the diagnostic criteria, such as lack of reciprocal social interaction or joint attention. Future prospective study with large cohort, or creation of the new methods for cognitive evaluation which is applicable to infants and toddlers, would be profitable in order to establish the sensitive tool for AS diagnosis in early infancy, while the idea would be expected undoubtedly elusive.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D009043 Motor Activity Body movements of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon. Activities, Motor,Activity, Motor,Motor Activities
D011569 Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. Factor Construct Rating Scales (FCRS),Katz Adjustment Scales,Lorr's Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Rating Scale,Wittenborn Scales,Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale,Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012678 Sensation Disorders Disorders of the special senses (i.e., VISION; HEARING; TASTE; and SMELL) or somatosensory system (i.e., afferent components of the PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM). Sensory Disorders,Special Senses Disorders,Sensation Disorder,Senses Disorder, Special,Senses Disorders, Special,Sensory Disorder,Special Senses Disorder
D012893 Sleep Wake Disorders Abnormal sleep-wake schedule or pattern associated with the CIRCADIAN RHYTHM which affect the length, timing, and/or rigidity of the sleep-wake cycle relative to the day-night cycle. Sleep Disorders,Long Sleeper Syndrome,Short Sleep Phenotype,Short Sleeper Syndrome,Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypnea,Subwakefullness Syndrome,Disorder, Sleep,Disorder, Sleep Wake,Disorders, Sleep,Disorders, Sleep Wake,Long Sleeper Syndromes,Neurogenic Tachypnea, Sleep-Related,Neurogenic Tachypneas, Sleep-Related,Phenotype, Short Sleep,Phenotypes, Short Sleep,Short Sleep Phenotypes,Short Sleeper Syndromes,Sleep Disorder,Sleep Phenotypes, Short,Sleep Related Neurogenic Tachypnea,Sleep Wake Disorder,Sleep-Related Neurogenic Tachypneas,Sleeper Syndrome, Long,Sleeper Syndrome, Short,Sleeper Syndromes, Long,Sleeper Syndromes, Short,Subwakefullness Syndromes,Syndrome, Long Sleeper,Syndrome, Short Sleeper,Syndrome, Subwakefullness,Syndromes, Long Sleeper,Syndromes, Short Sleeper,Syndromes, Subwakefullness,Tachypnea, Sleep-Related Neurogenic,Tachypneas, Sleep-Related Neurogenic,Wake Disorder, Sleep,Wake Disorders, Sleep
D042241 Early Diagnosis Methods to determine in patients the nature of a disease or disorder at its early stage of progression. Generally, early diagnosis improves PROGNOSIS and TREATMENT OUTCOME. Early Detection of Disease,Diagnosis, Early,Disease Early Detection
D020817 Asperger Syndrome A disorder beginning in childhood whose essential features are persistent impairment in reciprocal social communication and social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. These symptoms may limit or impair everyday functioning. (From DSM-5) Asperger Disease,Asperger Disorder,Asperger's Disease,Asperger's Disorder,Asperger's Syndrome,Asperger Diseases,Asperger Disorders,Asperger's Diseases,Aspergers Disease,Aspergers Disorder,Aspergers Syndrome,Disease, Asperger,Disease, Asperger's,Diseases, Asperger,Diseases, Asperger's,Disorder, Asperger,Disorder, Asperger's,Disorders, Asperger,Syndrome, Asperger,Syndrome, Asperger's

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