Autism Spectrum Disorder: general aspects and concerns about Brazilian politics

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Marco Aurelio M Freire
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6483-0498
Stanley Bittar

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) encompasses a highly variable set of neurodevelopmental disorders with early onset and non-degenerative pattern. According to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (11th Revision), ICD-11, ASD is characterized as “persistent deficits in the ability to initiate and to sustain reciprocal social interaction and social communication, and by a range of restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behaviour, interests or activities that are clearly atypical or excessive for the individual's age and sociocultural context.”



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Freire MAM, Bittar S. Autism Spectrum Disorder: general aspects and concerns about Brazilian politics. HSJ [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 19 [cited 2024 Nov. 2];13(2):1-2. Available from: https://portalrcs.hcitajuba.org.br/index.php/rcsfmit_zero/article/view/1441
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Marco Aurelio M Freire, State University of Rio Grande do Norte

Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA) (2000). University Extension in Evolution and Developmental Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) (2002). Master's Degree in Biological Sciences, UFPA (with a sandwich period at UFRJ) (2003). Doctorate in Neurosciences and Cell Biology, UFPA (2006). Visiting Researcher - Universidad de Chile (Chile) (2009). Post-doctorate in Neurophysiology - Yale University (USA) (2012). Postdoctoral in Experimental Neuropathology - State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN) (2016).

Stanley Bittar, Stanley’s Edu

Graduated in Medicine from the University of Córdoba (UCO) (2005). Specialization in Nutrology from the Queen Sofia University Hospital (2010). Specialization in Family and Community Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL) (2015). Master's Degree in Aesthetic Medicine from the University of Córdoba (UCO) (2009). Doctorate in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery from Cambridge International University (CIU) (2021).

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