Autism and Children

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have significantly increased. According to the DSM-V, ASD are a heterogeneous set of neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by deficits in social communications and interactions plus the presence of restricted interests and repetitive behaviours.

This Special Issue of Children aims to present a collection of studies detailing the most recent advancements in the field of autism research in school-aged children. Authors are invited to submit cutting-edge research and reviews that address a broad range of topics related to ASD including the following: school intervention; treatment; sport; motor development; sensory profile; ICT; biomarkers; biological and/or behaviour outcome predictors; parental stress; and psychotherapy.

Considering the success and popularity of the Special Issue " Screening, Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders" previously published in the journal Children (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/autism_screening_diagnosis), we now release a new Special Issue aimed to gather original research papers and review articles focused on the children Autism.

In particular, we aim to present advances in autism research and best practices that may have a significant translational effect to the field of clinical services.

Dr. Antonio Narzisi
Prof. Dr. Francisco Alcantud-Marín
Dr. Yurena Alonso-Esteban
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.