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Autism Across the Lifespan

April 2024

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From the Guest Editor

April 2024

Mental Health Awareness and Support for Autistic People

Deborah A. Bilder, M.D.

Pages:147–149
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240003

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April 2024

Discordance Between Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medication Use in Children and Adults With Autism Presenting in Crisis

Roxanne L. Bartel, M.D.,
Jacob R. Knight, B.S.,
Whitney Worsham, M.D.,
Deborah A. Bilder, M.D.

Pages:150–161
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230027

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Autistic individuals experience high rates of behavioral crises that present to healthcare providers for medication management. Co-occurring psychiatric conditions and psychotropic medication use are common among this patient population. Particularly for ...

April 2024

Sleep and Autism: Current Research, Clinical Assessment, and Treatment Strategies

Annette Estes, Ph.D.,
Arianna Hillman, B.A.,
Maida Lynn Chen, M.D.

Pages:162–169
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230028

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Autism spectrum disorder is associated with a high rate of sleep problems, affecting over 80% of autistic individuals. Sleep problems have pervasive negative effects on health, behavior, mood, and cognition but are underrecognized in autistic children. ...

April 2024

A Patient-Centered Multidisciplinary Medical HOME for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Patricia Aguayo, M.D., M.P.H.,
Anne G. Lin, M.D.,
Paul T. Stevens, M.D.,
Paul S. Carbone, M.D.,
Deborah A. Bilder, M.D.,
Mark H. Rapaport, M.D.

Pages:170–174
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230036

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Innovative models of medical and psychiatric care are necessary to address the complex needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), including autism. This article describes a subspecialty medical home program that has ...

21st-Century Psychiatrist

April 2024

Implementing a Holistic Review Process for Psychiatry Residency Screening and Interviewing

Anaheed Shirazi, M.D.,
Allison Cabrera, M.D.,
Sahana Malik, M.D.,
Lawrence Malak, M.D.,
Kristin Cadenhead, M.D.

Pages:175–179
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230034

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Within psychiatry, the proportions of individuals underrepresented in medicine (URM) are lower than are the proportions among the general U.S. population. Holistic review of residency applications may alleviate deficiencies in representation and ...

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April 2024

Finding Worth Amid a Life With Autism

Stephen Raymond Watts

Pages:180–181
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230038

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April 2024

Encouraging Parents to Plan for a Child’s Long-Term Support Needs

Lisa Broderick Thornton, J.D.

Pages:182–183
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240005

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Ethics Commentary

April 2024

Ethical and Legal Aspects in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Jacob M. Appel, M.D., J.D.

Pages:184–188
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20230032

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Communication Commentary

April 2024

Autism Self-Advocacy: Engaging Neurodiverse Patients in Their Care

Dorothy E. Stubbe, M.D.

Pages:189–193
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20240004

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April 2024

Autism Across the Lifespan

Pages:194–195
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022001

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April 2024

Autism Across the Lifespan

Pages:196–197
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022003

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Influential Publications

April 2024

An Update on Psychopharmacological Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ramkumar Aishworiya,
Tatiana Valica,
Randi Hagerman,
Bibiana Restrepo

Pages:198–211
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022006

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While behavioral interventions remain the mainstay of treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), several potential targeted treatments addressing the underlying neurophysiology of ASD have emerged in the last few years. These are promising for the ...

April 2024

Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Morbidities in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review

Clémence Bougeard,
Françoise Picarel-Blanchot,
Ramona Schmid,
Rosanne Campbell,
Jan Buitelaar

Pages:212–228
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022005

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Objective:Individuals with autism spectrum disorder often present somatic and/or psychiatric co-morbid disorders. The DSM-5 allows for consideration of additional diagnoses besides ASD and may have impacted the prevalence of co-morbidities as well as ...

April 2024

Innate Immune Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

H. K. Hughes,
R. J. Moreno,
P. Ashwood

Pages:229–241
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022004

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by communication and social behavior deficits. The presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors often accompanies these deficits, and these ...

April 2024

Systematic Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Gut Microbiota

Jenni Korteniemi,
Linnea Karlsson,
Anna Aatsinki

Pages:242–251
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022008

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Objective:Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a varying group of disorders characterized by deficiency in social interaction and restrictive patterns of behavior and interests. While there are several studies focusing on the neuro-psychiatric pathogenesis ...

April 2024

Autism Severity and its Relationship to Disability

Einat Waizbard-Bartov,
Deborah Fein,
Catherine Lord,
David G. Amaral

Pages:252–262
Published Online:15 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.24022007

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Autism severity is currently defined and measured based exclusively on the severity levels of the two core symptom domains: social-communication and restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviors and interests. Autistic individuals, however, are often ...

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