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Early intervention in 208 Swedish preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. A prospective naturalistic studyElisabeth Fernell
Habilitation and Health, Stockholm, Sweden
Res Dev Disabil 32:2092-101. 2011..Our data do not support that children with ASD generally benefit more from the most intensive ABA intervention programs than from less intensive interventions or targeted interventions based on ABA...- Developmental profiles in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders referred for interventionElisabeth Fernell
Autism Centre for Young Children, Handicap and Habilitation and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Res Dev Disabil 31:790-9. 2010..The children's medical characteristics also vary considerably and will be detailed in a further report... - Sensory abnormalities in autism. A brief reportLars Klintwall
Autism Centre for Young Children, Handicap and Habilitation and Psykologpartners, Stockholm, Sweden
Res Dev Disabil 32:795-800. 2011..The findings provide support for the notion that sensory abnormality is very common in young children with autism. This symptom has been proposed for inclusion among the diagnostic criteria for ASD in the upcoming DSM-V... 
Teenage outcome after being born at term with moderate neonatal encephalopathyKatarina Lindström
Department of Neuropediatrics, Children s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Pediatr Neurol 35:268-74. 2006..Clinical follow-up, including assessments of cognitive functions before school start, should be considered for all individuals in this high-risk group...- The Conners' 10-item scale: findings in a total population of Swedish 10-11-year-old childrenJoakim Westerlund
Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 98:828-33. 2009.... - Salivary cortisol levels and dental anxiety in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderMy Blomqvist
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Oral Sci 115:1-6. 2007..Behavioral expressions of anxiety in children with ADHD may be different from those in other children, not only due to the characteristics of their disorder, but also because of lower stress reactivity... - Dental caries and oral health behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderMy Blomqvist
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Oral Sci 115:186-91. 2007..The intervals between dental examinations of children with ADHD should be shorter than for other children to prevent a higher caries incidence in adolescence because of their oral health behavior... - First-degree relatives of young children with autism spectrum disorders: some gender aspectsMats Anders Eriksson
Department of Women s and Children s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Karolinska Institutet, Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Stockholm, Sweden
Res Dev Disabil 33:1642-8. 2012..The high rate of parents of non-European origin has been noted in many Swedish studies of ASD, but the reason for this association, remains unclear... - Language and communication skills in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders: contribution of cognition, severity of autism symptoms, and adaptive functioning to the variabilityLiselotte Kjellmer
Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
Res Dev Disabil 33:172-80. 2012..In conclusion, for children with ASD, receptive and expressive language is mainly related to cognitive level, whereas non-verbal communication skills seem to also be related to severity of autism symptoms and adaptive functioning... - Moderate neonatal encephalopathy: pre- and perinatal risk factors and long-term outcomeKatarina Lindström
Department of Neuropaediatrics, Children s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 87:503-9. 2008..The aim was to describe pre- and perinatal data and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome (15-19 years) in children born at term with Apgar score <7 at 5 min and moderate neonatal encephalopathy... - Prevalence of autism in children born to Somali parents living in Sweden: a brief reportMartina Barnevik-Olsson
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Järva BUP, Stockholm, Sweden
Dev Med Child Neurol 50:598-601. 2008..All children also had learning disability.* Our findings warrant further investigations of possible aetiological factors behind the increased prevalence of autistic disorders in children of Somali origin found in this area in Sweden... - Oral health, dental anxiety, and behavior management problems in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderMy Blomqvist
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Oral Sci 114:385-90. 2006..In conclusion, children with ADHD exhibited a higher caries prevalence, did not exhibit a higher degree of dental anxiety, and had more BMP than children of a control group... - Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in mothers of Swedish and of Somali origin who have children with and without autismElisabeth Fernell
Autism Centre for Young Children, Handicap and Habilitation, Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 99:743-7. 2010..To analyse serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in mothers of Somali origin and those of Swedish origin who have children with and without autism as there is a growing evidence that low vitamin D impacts adversely on brain development... - Medical conditions affect the outcome of early intervention in preschool children with autism spectrum disordersMats Anders Eriksson
Department of Women s and Children s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 22:23-33. 2013..The results underscore the importance of considering medical/genetic aspects in all young children with ASD and the requirement to individualize and tailor interventions according to their specific needs... - Autism spectrum disorder diagnoses in Stockholm preschoolersElisabeth Fernell
Autism Centre for Young Children, Handicap and Habilitation and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Res Dev Disabil 31:680-5. 2010.... 
Teenage outcomes after speech and language impairment at preschool ageUlla Ek
Department of Special Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 8:221-7. 2012..The aim of this study was to perform a follow-up of these children as teenagers...- Reduced midbrain dopamine transporter binding in male adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: association between striatal dopamine markers and motor hyperactivityAurelija Jucaite
Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Biol Psychiatry 57:229-38. 2005..The purpose of our study was to examine dopamine transporter (DAT) and dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) binding in adolescents with ADHD and to search for its relationship with cognitive functions as well as locomotor hyperactivity... - A retrospective study of dental behavior management problems in children with attention and learning problemsMy Blomqvist
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Oral Sci 112:406-11. 2004..In conclusion, the results of this study show that children with attention and learning problems had significantly more dental behavior management problems compared with a control group... - Prevalence of autism in children of Somali origin living in Stockholm: brief report of an at-risk populationMartina Barnevik-Olsson
Dev Med Child Neurol 52:1167-8. 2010..The findings accord with many other studies reporting higher prevalence rates of autism in children of immigrant mothers. We discuss the need for further research of underlying mechanisms... - Copy number variation characteristics in subpopulations of patients with autism spectrum disordersAnna Bremer
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 156:115-24. 2011.... - Autism spectrum disorders in children with normal intellectual levels: associated impairments and subgroupsHarald Sturm
Neuropsychiatric Unit, Astrid Lindgren Children s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Dev Med Child Neurol 46:444-7. 2004..Seventeen percent had another major medical diagnosis or medical syndrome, which highlights the importance of completing a neurological assessment of all children with PDDs...