Autism as a disorder of biological and behavioral rhythms: Toward new therapeutic perspectives

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Tordjman, Sylvie ^a,b   Davlantis, Katherine S ^c   Georgieff, Nicolas ^d   Geoffray, Marie Maude ^d   Speranza, Mario ^e   Anderson, George M ^f   Xavier, Jean ^g   Botbol, Michel ^a,h   Oriol, Cécile ^b   Bellissant, Eric ^b   Vernay Leconte, Julie ^b   Fougerou, Claire ^b   Hespel, Anne ^b   Tavenard, Aude ^b   Cohen, David ^g   Kermarrec, Solenn ^a,b   Coulon, Nathalie ^a   Bonnot, Olivier ^a   Dawson, Geraldine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER LE VINATIER   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^h BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Biological rhythms; Early Start Denver Model; Emotional and relational rhythms; Melatonin; Motor; Synchronization of rhythms; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934936202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2015.00001     Document Type: Review

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