Lorna Wing

SYMBOLIC PLAY IN SEVERELY MENTALLY RETARDED AND IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN

SUMMARY Children aged 3–14 on one census day, known to the services for severe mental retardation, or having items of behaviour found in early childhood autism, were identified ...

The prevalence of early childhood autism: comparison of administrative and epidemiological studies

Synopsis The results of surveys and inquiries to identify autistic children, carried out in England and Wales, the U.S.A. and Denmark, are compared. Three studies, in each of wh...

Severe impairments of social interaction and associated abnormalities in children: Epidemiology and classification

Asperger's syndrome: a clinical account

SYNOPSIS The clinical features, course, aetiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis and management of Asperger's syndrome are described. Classification is discussed and reas...