Emotional vulnerabilities shape complex behavioral arrangement of toddlers with ASD

(Elsevier) At the time when autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be first reliably diagnosed, toddlers affected by ASD are already displaying emotional vulnerabilities potentially foreshadowing the emergence of co-morbid affective and behavioral conditions highly prevalent in older children, reports a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news