Female, but not male, mice with haploinsufficiency for the proautophagic Ambra1 gene show
an autistic-like phenotype associated with hippocampal circuits dysfunctions which include�…

There is uncertainty among researchers and clinicians about how to best measure autism
spectrum dimensional traits in adults. In a sample of adults with high levels of autism�…

Objectives: This study examines the relationship between social engagement and
loneliness in female and male autistic children and adolescents in school-based social�…

Autistic girls and women experience more mental health difficulties and poorer well-being
than their non-autistic peers. Little emphasis has been placed on the perspectives of the�…

Autistic children and adolescents often have greater difficulty engaging in deception than
their non-autistic peers. However, deception in autistic adulthood has received little attention�…

Background Anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be
phenotypically and etiologically linked. However, due to the absence of prospective studies�…

Purpose Several studies have reported on the intersection of autism and gender
incongruence (GI) in clinical populations. This study aims to investigate autistic�…

Background: Camouflaging involves the masking of autism traits, potentially creating an
outer impression of “non-autisticness.” Although associations of camouflaging with anxiety�…

There are prominent sex/gender differences in the prevalence, expression and lifespan
course of mental health and neurodiverse conditions. Yet the underlying sex and gender�…

Previous research has shown a positive correlation between autistic traits and eating
disorder symptoms, and this relationship appears to be independent of co-occurring mental�…