Here are some links to recently published articles which may be helpful to understanding the diagnosis and treatment of childhood develpmental disorders.

	Accelerated Head and Body Growth in Infants Later Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparative Study of Optimal Outcome Children		Comment
	Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals with ASDs: A Concensus Report		Comment
	Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Intervention for Toddlers With Autism: The Early Start Denver Model		Comment
	Safety and efficacy of oral DMSA therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders: part A - medical results.		Comment
	Safety and efficacy of oral DMSA therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders: part B - behavioral results.		Comment
	Medical and Parent Training in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavior Problems: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial		Comment
	Incidence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children With Autism: A Population-Based Study		Comment
	Antidepressant No Help for Autism Behaviors		Comment
	Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial		Comment
	Randomized trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with autism		Comment
	Positive Association Between Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Use and Academic Achievement During Elementary School		Comment
	Amydala Enlarged in Young Autistic Children		Comment
	Global methylation profiling of lynphoblastoid cell lines reveals epigenetic contributions to autism spectrum disorders and a novel autism candidate gene, RORA, whose protein product is reduced in autistic brain		Comment
	Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the US, 2007		Comment
	Absence of preferential looking to the eyes of approaching adults predicts level of social disability in 2-year-old toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.		Comment