Autism spectrum disorder is a group of developmental disorders whose clinical characteristics include socialization impairment, language disability, and unusual behavior. This review aimed to analyze how the Brazilian community researches autism, seeking answers surrounding its treatment, etiology, and diagnosis. The search for publications was based in Elsevier's Scopus Database in June 2019 and was focused on the study of autism in Brazil or with Brazilian data. We categorized publications on diagnosis, treatment, and etiology. The majority of the publications found after inclusion/exclusion criteria sought to validate and adapt pre-existing scales to the Brazilian Portuguese. Instead, the groups performing these studies have had little background in the biochemical, genetic, or environmental aspects of the disease in the country.

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自闭症谱系障碍：关于巴西如何考虑诊断，治疗和病因的系统评价

自闭症谱系障碍是一组发育障碍，其临床特征包括社交障碍，语言障碍和异常行为。这篇综述旨在分析巴西社区如何研究自闭症，寻找有关其治疗，病因和诊断的答案。搜索出版物的依据是2019年6月在Elsevier的Scopus数据库中进行的研究，重点是研究巴西自闭症或使用巴西数据。我们对有关诊断，治疗和病因的出版物进行了分类。在纳入/排除标准后发现的大多数出版物都试图验证和适应巴西葡萄牙语的既有量表。相反，进行这些研究的小组在该国的疾病的生化，遗传或环境方面几乎没有背景。