[Clinical guidelines for the screening and the diagnosis of autism and pervasive developmental disorders].

Unlabelled: Autism is the best defined category among PDD. Its high prevalence, its onset in very young children and its persistence in adulthood arise many questions about early screening and early diagnosis. The aim of the study was to identify professional best practices about screening and diagnosis of autism in order to propose clinical guidelines and actions for the future.

[Descriptive study of psychotropic use in the 20-35 age adults with autism in Languedoc-Roussillon].

The Pervasive Developmental Disorders complications can lead to an important life long handicap. There is an important literature about autism, but in most cases, specifically concerning children and adolescents problems. We wished to focus our attention on adults, in order to describe, on one hand their socio-adaptive profile, and on the other hand, the necessity to resort to a psycho-active treatment.

[Review of psychopharmacological treatments in adolescents and adults with autistic disorders].

Autism is an early developmental disorder. It leads to severe and durable disturbances. Given this problem, no treatment can be excluded a priori.