Atypical Autism: Causes, Diagnosis and Support.

This document provides an overview of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including its definition, prevalence, and potential causes. It highlights the complexity and heterogeneity of ASD, making it challenging to identify common profiles and causative factors. The document also emphasizes the impact of an ASD diagnosis on families and the need for support strategies. Several articles within this special issue of Medicina explore various aspects of ASD research, management, and support. These articles cover topics such as complementary and alternative strategies for managing ASD, the impact of parental presence and antipsychotic drugs on social interaction, biomarkers for diagnosing ASD, the effect of bilingualism on language skills in Greek-speaking children with ASD, and the use of genomic analysis to improve ASD diagnosis. The document concludes by expressing hope that this collection of articles will contribute to further research and progress in the field of ASD. [Extracted from the article]