Fernandes Marques, Ana Rita2017-03-072017-03-072016-11-8http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4516Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder; Characterized by deficits in social communication/interaction and by unusual repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests; Median estimated prevalence worldwide of 17/10000; Male to female ratio: ~4:1; Comorbidities: anxiety, intellectual disability, epilepsy, bipolar disorder (…); Often co-occurs in the same families with other neuropsychiatric diseases (NPD), such as intellectual disability, schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.engPerturbações do Desenvolvimento Infantil e Saúde MentalAutism Spectrum DisorderAutismconference object