Report for: The Neurobiology of Childhood

Chapter title	Building a Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter number	253
Book title	The Neurobiology of Childhood
Published by	Springer Berlin Heidelberg, January 2014
DOI	10.1007/7854_2013_253
Pubmed ID	24481546
Book ISBNs	978-3-64-254912-0, 978-3-64-254913-7
Authors	Kevin A. Pelphrey, Daniel Y.-J. Yang, James C. McPartland
Abstract	Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an early onset neurodevelopmental disorder marked by impairments in reciprocal social interaction, communication, and the presence of repetitive or restricted interests and behaviors. Despite great phenotypic heterogeneity and etiologic diversity in ASD, social dysfunction is the unifying feature of ASD. This chapter focuses on understanding the neural systems involved in the processing of social information and its disruption in ASD by reviewing the conceptual background and highlighting some recent advances. In addition, work investigating an alternative interpretation of autistic dysfunction, problems with interconnectivity, and consequent difficulties with complex information processing are addressed.

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