children born prematurely and underweight are at risk in terms of vocabulary development; this determines the need for speech-therapy intervention programs.

O objetivo deste estudo foi revisar historicamente os conceitos do Autismo Infantil e da síndrome de Asperger. Por meio de revisão de literatura os autores buscaram mostrar as modificações, ao longo do tempo, das concepções teóricas e das descrições clínicas destes quadros.

Aims: To describe the auditory and language outcomes of children with early diagnosis and treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis. Methods: A cross-sectional study included all children diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis, through the Minas Gerais State Neonatal Screening Program, from September 2006 to March 2007. All children received early treatment, initiated before the age of 2.5 months, and were periodically assisted by a team of specialists including pediatricians, ophthalmologists and speech-language therapists and audiologists. Hearing function was evaluated with the following procedures: tympanometry, transient evoked otoacoustic emissions, distortion product otoacoustic emissions, behavioral observation audiometry, and brainstem auditory evoked potentials. Hearing function and sensitivity was estimated and audiological results were classified as normal, conductive hearing loss, sensoryneural hearing loss and central dysfunction. Language performance was assessed and classified as normal or abnormal, according to test results. The following variables were studied: audiological results, neurological and ophthalmological conditions, language performance and presence of risk indicator for hearing loss other than congenital toxoplasmosis. Univariate analysis was conducted using the chi-square or Fisher's Exact test. Results: From September 2006 to March 2007, 106 children were diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis through the neonatal screening program, and were included in the study. Data analysis showed normal hearing in 60 children (56.6%), while 13 children (12.3%) had conductive hearing loss, four children (3.8%) had sensory-neural hearing loss and 29 children (27.4%) presented central hearing dysfunction. There was association between hearing problems and language deficits. The comparison between children with additional risks for hearing loss other than toxoplasmosis and children who only presented toxoplasmosis as a risk factor showed no differences. This finding suggests that audiological problems were due to congenital toxoplasmosis alone. Conclusions: Even with early diagnosis and treatment, a high prevalence of hearing problems and language delays was observed in children with congenital toxoplasmosis.

Resumo:OBJETIVO:verificar a proporção de ocorrência de comportamentos nas áreas ("Motor Grosso", "Motor Fino-Adaptativo", "Pessoal Social" e "Linguagem") padronizados pelo Denver II, em crianças paulistanas e associar esta proporção com as variáveis sociodemográficas: idade e sexo da criança, idade gestacional, idade e escolaridade dos pais.MÉTODOS:utilizou-se 150 prontuários de crianças típicas avaliadas pelo teste, sendo selecionados três comportamentos por área, entre 24 e 60 meses, com ocorrência prevista entre 50% e 90%.RESULTADO:a maioria dos comportamentos coincidiu com as idades propostas e aos dois anos todos foram observados na proporção prevista. Nas demais idades houve maior adequação da área "Motor Grosso", seguida por "Motor Fino-Adaptativo", "Linguagem" e "Pessoal Social". Conforme o aumento da idade houve menor coincidência de comportamentos na "Linguagem" e "Motor Fino-Adaptativo".CONCLUSÃO:os comportamentos descritos no Denver II foram observados em proporção semelhante neste estudo, especialmente na área motora e aos dois anos, seguindo sucessivamente dos três aos cinco anos.

Objective: To determine the agreement between responses on the Autism Behavior Checklist by mothers and healthcare professionals.Method: Twenty-three mothers of children from the autism spectrum (DSM-IV-TR, 2002)