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Gestational Age in Autistic Children and Adolescents: Prevalence and Effects on Autism Phenotype
Pre- and post-term children show increased autism risk. Little is known about gestational age (GA) prevalence among autistic children, and their...
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Underlying Autism? Female Eating Disorders, Self-Injury, Suicide, Sexual Victimization, and Substance Abuse
It is not uncommon for autism to be diagnosed or identified in the midst of a mental health crisis requiring substantive and intensive care and...
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Brief Report: The Broad Autism Phenotype in Swedish Parents of Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Conditions
The broad autism phenotype (BAP) is a set of characteristics often observed in typically developing people with a genetic load for autism, such as...
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Altered Developmental Trajectory in Male and Female Rats in a Prenatal Valproic Acid Exposure Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Early motor and sensory developmental delays precede Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis and may serve as early indicators of ASD. The...
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Internal Consistency of the Serbian Translation of the Stanford Social Dimensions Scale and Association to Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Scores in Male and Female Individuals on the Autism Spectrum and Non-autistic Individuals
We aimed to evaluate the internal consistency of Stanford Social Dimensions Scale (SSDS) translated to Serbian and to test it against the Strengths...
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Sex, Gender, Autism, Assessment, and Equity for Females
This chapter introduces research and first-person accounts of challenges in identifying the nuanced type of autism that is often found in females and...
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Brief Report: Sensory Features Associated with Autism After Controlling for ADHD Symptoms
BackgroundSensory processing differences are reported both in children with ADHD and in children with autism. Given the substantial overlap between...
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Contrasting Views of Autism Spectrum Traits in Adults, Especially in Self-Reports vs. Informant-Reports for Women High in Autism Spectrum Traits
There is uncertainty among researchers and clinicians about how to best measure autism spectrum dimensional traits in adults. In a sample of adults...
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Testing a Model of Sexual Minority Orientation in Individuals with Typical Development, the Broad Autism Phenotype, and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the Broad Autism Phenotype (BAP) are more likely than individuals with typical development (TD)...
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The Female Autism Phenotype and Camouflaging: a Narrative Review
Autism is more commonly diagnosed in males than females. One explanation is the ‘female protective effect’: there is something inherent in being...
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Development and Parasympathetic Regulation in Male and Female Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Two-Timepoint Longitudinal Study
Prolonged dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) may increase propensity for physical or psychiatric illness. The current study examined...
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Real-World Executive Functioning and Subclinical Autism Traits in Autism Parents, Other Disability Parents, and Non-Clinical Undergraduates
This study investigated mean differences in real-world executive functioning (real-world-EF) for those with and without the Broad Autism Phenotype...
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Autism Observation Scale for Infants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Samples at Increased Likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) is being applied to non infant sibling populations. Assessment of the tool’s utility across increased...
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Sex Differences in Autism Symptoms and Mental Health Difficulties in Adolescents with Rare Genetic Disorders
ObjectivesAdolescents with rare genetic disorders often display autism traits and mental health difficulties. Sex differences have been identified...
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Factors associated with the adjustment of typically developing siblings from single-incidence, multiple-incidence and non-autism spectrum disorders families
This study investigated the broader autism phenotype (BAP) in mothers and siblings and the mothers’ stress and perceived support levels as factors...
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College Students’ Perceptions of Peers with Autism
Research on attitudes toward college students with high-functioning autism (HFA) in college settings produced mixed findings. This study builds on...
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Genetic Analysis of the Stereotypic Phenotype in Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mice)
Peromyscus maniculatus , including the laboratory stock BW, have been used as a model organism for autism spectrum disorder and obsessive–compulsive...
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The Role of Everyday Executive Function in Observed Social Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Recent research suggests there may be differences in the social presentations of autistic males and females. Camouflaging is believed to account for...
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Objective Measurement of Social Gaze and Smile Behaviors in Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder During Administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition
Best practice for the assessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptom severity relies on clinician ratings of the Autism Diagnostic Observation...
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A Pilot Study of Self-Regulation and Behavior Problems in Preschoolers with ASD: Parent Broader Autism Phenotype Traits Relate to Child Emotion Regulation and Inhibitory Control
Little is known about the development of self-regulation processes during the preschool period in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). How parental...
