Milnacipran in Autism and the Functional Locus Coeruleus and Noradrenergic Model of Autism

Change in Score on Conners Adults Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale

时间窗: Baseline and Week 12 scores

Change will be measured in each subject's score on the Conners Adults Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale from baseline through study end (week 12).Higher values represent a worse outcome. The raw scores are converted to T-scores for each scale and sub-scale which are then compared against the mean. Higher values represent a worse outcome. A T-score of 50 is the mean of a relevant reference population. A T-score above 65 indicates a moderate to severe problem. For example, Row 1 is the mean of baseline T-scores for the Inattention/ Memory subscale and Row 2 is the mean of week 12 T-scores for the Inattention/ Memory subscale. The difference between these two means is used to measure the change from baseline through week 12 for both the groups.

Change in Hyperactivity as Measured by Aberrant Behavior Checklist - Hyperactivity Scale

时间窗: Baseline to Endpoint - 12 weeks

The Aberrant Behavior Checklist is an informant-based questionnaire consisting of 58 items subdivided amongst 5 scales: irritability, lethargy and social withdrawal, stereotypic behavior, hyperactivity/non-compliance, and inappropriate speech \[34\]. A score for each item ranges from 0 indicating "no problem" to 3 indicating "severe problem". Scale scores are calculated by summing the items within that scale. Higher scores indicate greater impairment.Reported Data is for change in ABC-H from baseline to endpoint (week 0 to week 12).This data is specifically looking at the hyperactivity scale which is 16 items with each item ranging from 0-3 making total scores 0-48.