Future Directions in Medication Treatments for ASD

• By: Evdokia Anagnostou, MD Bloorview Research Institute at University of Toronto Joel D. Bregman, MD Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Missouri Latha V. Soorya, PhD, BCBA Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• January 1st, 2012
• brain pathways, clinical trials, glutamate signaling system, medications, molecular genetics, neuroinflammation, neuroscience, oxytocin, research, social communication, Treatments and Interventions
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There has been enormous growth over the past 10-15 years in research attempting to identify effective medications for children and youth with ASD. A few classes of medications have been shown to be effective for treating specific symptoms associated with autism. There is accumulating data to...