自閉癥譜系障礙研究（RASD）發(fā)表高質(zhì)量的實(shí)證文章和評(píng)論，有助于更好地理解各級(jí)描述的自閉癥譜系障礙（ASD）;遺傳，神經(jīng)生物學(xué)，認(rèn)知和行為。該期刊的主要重點(diǎn)是彌合這些級(jí)別的基礎(chǔ)研究與ASD患者及其家人以及護(hù)理人員，教育工作者和臨床醫(yī)生所面臨的實(shí)際問(wèn)題和困難之間的差距。此外，該期刊還鼓勵(lì)就該領(lǐng)域尚未研究的主題提交意見(jiàn)書(shū)。我們對(duì)于所有患有ASD的人中一半的重要語(yǔ)言和一般智力障礙的原因和后果知之甚少。我們對(duì)ASD女性所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)知之甚少，而且隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，ASD患者的需求也越來(lái)越少。醫(yī)學(xué)和心理共病以及它們?yōu)锳SD的診斷和治療帶來(lái)的并發(fā)癥是另一個(gè)相對(duì)較少研究的領(lǐng)域。在RASD，我們致力于促進(jìn)對(duì)所有這些問(wèn)題的高質(zhì)量和嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)难芯浚覀兤诖盏皆S多優(yōu)秀的提交。

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (RASD) publishes high quality empirical articles and reviews that contribute to a better understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at all levels of description; genetic, neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral. The primary focus of the journal is to bridge the gap between basic research at these levels, and the practical questions and difficulties that are faced by individuals with ASD and their families, as well as carers, educators and clinicians. In addition, the journal encourages submissions on topics that remain under-researched in the field. We know shamefully little about the causes and consequences of the significant language and general intellectual impairments that characterize half of all individuals with ASD. We know even less about the challenges that women with ASD face and less still about the needs of individuals with ASD as they grow older. Medical and psychological co-morbidities and the complications they bring with them for the diagnosis and treatment of ASD represents another area of relatively little research. At RASD we are committed to promoting high-quality and rigorous research on all of these issues, and we look forward to receiving many excellent submissions.