Epidemiology of Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders

ICNC2024
Symposia: Current Concepts In Autism Spectrum Disorder

Epidemiology of Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Charles RJC Newton

Heightened interest in behavior in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents an unprecedented opportunity for impactful, interdisciplinary work between neuroscientists and clinical practitioners. Neuroscientists and clinical practitioners are faced with significant practical barriers to transcending disciplinary silos. These barriers include divergent goals, values, and approaches that shape each discipline, as well as different lexical conventions. Clinical practitioners and neuroscientists should expand cross-disciplinary dialogue and capitalize on the complementary strengths of each field to unveil the links between neural and behavioral manifestations persons with ASD. Joining forces to face these challenges in a truly interdisciplinary way will lead to more clinically informed neuroscientific investigation of behavioral issues, and better translation of those findings to clinical practice. Such interdisciplinary undertakings will ultimately converge to improve assessment and interventions for persons with ASD

Other Lectures in this symposium
Motor disturbances in Autism: Current concepts
Advances in genetics of Autism in African populations: Evolving concepts
Early intervention in autism spectrum disorder: Early is how early and Focus on interdisciplinary management of behavior in Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders