In This Issue/Abstract Thinking: Evolving Picture of Susceptibility Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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This issue of the Journal draws our attention to risk factors and outcomes for neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and early-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Advancing Maternal Age Is Associated With Increasing Risk for Autism: A Review and Meta-AnalysisJournal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryVol. 51Issue 5PreviewWe conducted a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies investigating the association between maternal age and autism. Full-Text PDF Neurocognitive Outcomes in the Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders StudyJournal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryVol. 51Issue 5PreviewTo assess neurocognitive outcomes following antipsychotic intervention in youth enrolled in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)–funded Treatment of Early-Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (TEOSS). Full-Text PDF Examining Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory as a Risk Factor for Adolescent DepressionJournal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryVol. 51Issue 5PreviewIdentifying risk factors for adolescent depression is an important research aim. Overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM) is a feature of adolescent depression and a candidate cognitive risk factor for future depression. However, no study has ascertained whether OGM predicts the onset of adolescent depressive disorder. OGM was investigated as a predictor of depressive disorder and symptoms in a longitudinal study of high-risk adolescents. In addition, cross-sectional associations between OGM and current depression and OGM differences between depressed adolescents with different clinical outcomes were examined over time. Full-Text PDF Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children With Autism Receiving Targeted Interventions on Joint Attention and PlayJournal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryVol. 51Issue 5PreviewThis study examines the cognitive and language outcomes of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over a 5-year period after receiving targeted early interventions that focused on joint attention and play skills. Full-Text PDF