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Article: Research on Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- Article from:
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
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The purpose of this program announcement is to encourage grant applications for research to elucidate the diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to autistic disorder ("autism") and autism spectrum disorders. These complex disorders are usually of lifelong duration and affect multiple aspects of development, learning, and adaptation in the community, and thus represent a pressing public health need. The etiologies of these disorders are poorly understood but are thought to include genetic, metabolic, immunologic, and infectious or other environmental influences.
Etiology research involving these ...