Gillberg C L
Department of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry, Child Neuropsychiatry Centre, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1992 Jul;33(5):813-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1992.tb01959.x.
Recent autism and autism-related research from Gothenburg is surveyed. In indigenous families, typical autism seems no more common now than 10 years ago. Genetic factors play a part in causing autism and Asperger syndrome. Certain medical syndromes carry a relatively high risk of concomitant autistic symptoms. Evidence for non-specific brain dysfunction is often found in autism and autistic-like conditions. The search for the underlying clue to the riddle of autism may be futile. Autism might be best conceptualized as a behavioural syndrome reflecting underlying brain dysfunction which shades into other clinical syndromes. A new class of disorders of empathy is proposed.
本文综述了哥德堡近期有关自闭症及自闭症相关的研究。在原住民家庭中，典型自闭症的发病率如今似乎并不高于10年前。遗传因素在自闭症和阿斯伯格综合征的发病中起一定作用。某些医学综合征伴有较高的自闭症症状风险。在自闭症及类自闭症状态中常发现非特异性脑功能障碍的证据。探寻自闭症谜团的潜在线索可能毫无结果。自闭症或许最好被看作是一种反映潜在脑功能障碍的行为综合征，这种脑功能障碍会逐渐发展为其他临床综合征。本文提出了一类新的共情障碍。
