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Autistic Spectrum
Vaccine Hesitancy and Attributions for Autism among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Groups of…
Little is known about how racial/ethnic differences may influence attributions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and subsequent vaccine hesitancy, the latter of which refers to a continuum of concerns about vaccine safety that may lead to…
DAS‐II Cognitive Profiles Are Not Diagnostically Meaningful For Autism: A ROC Analysis
Intelligence assessment is an integral part of a comprehensive autism evaluation. Many past studies have described a cognitive profile of autistic individuals characterized by higher nonverbal than verbal IQ scores. The diagnostic utility…
Associations between theory of mind and conduct problems in autistic and nonautistic youth
Virginia Carter Leno,
Susie Chandler,
Phillipa White,
Isabel Yorke,
Tony Charman,
Catherine R. G. Jones,
Francesca Happé,
Gillian Baird,
Andrew Pickles,
Emily Simonoff
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Many autistic young people exhibit co‐occurring behavior difficulties, characterized by conduct problems and oppositional behavior. However, the causes of these co‐occurring difficulties are not well understood. Impairments in theory of…
“Second guessing yourself all the time about what they really mean…”: Cognitive differences between…
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This study investigated cognitive differences between autistic and non‐autistic people in understanding implied meaning in conversation using a novel computerized test, the Implicature Comprehension Test. Controlling for core…
To covet what we see: Autistic traits modulate the relationship between looking and choosing
Behavioral studies indicate that autistic traits predict reduced gaze toward social stimuli. Moreover, experiments that require participants to make an explicit choice between stimuli indicate reduced preferences for social stimuli in…
The Role of Nicotinic Receptors in the Attenuation of Autism‐Related Behaviors in a Murine BTBR T + …
Hafiz M. Mahmood,
Hesham M. Aldhalaan,
Tahani K. Alshammari,
Mashael A. Alqasem,
Musaad A. Alshammari,
Norah A. Albekairi,
Shakir D. AlSharari
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Nicotinic receptors are distributed throughout the central and peripheral nervous system. Postmortem studies have reported that some nicotinic receptor subtypes are altered in the brains of autistic people. Recent studies have demonstrated…
A psychometrically robust screening tool to rapidly identify socially impaired monkeys in the…
Catherine F. Talbot,
Joseph P. Garner,
Alyssa C. Maness,
Brenda McCowan,
John P. Capitanio,
Karen J. Parker
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Naturally, low‐social rhesus macaques exhibit social impairments with direct relevance to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To more efficiently identify low‐social individuals in a large colony, we exploited, refined, and psychometrically…
Computer Vision Analysis of Reduced Interpersonal Affect Coordination in Youth With Autism Spectrum…
Atypical social–emotional reciprocity is a core feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but can be difficult to operationalize. One measurable manifestation of reciprocity may be interpersonal coordination, the tendency to align the form…
The Feasibility and Outcomes of Genetic Testing for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders on an…
Aaron D. Besterman,
Joshua Sadik,
Michael J. Enenbach,
Fabiola Quintero‐Rivera,
Mark DeAntonio,
Julian A. Martinez‐Agosto
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Diagnostic genetic testing is recommended for children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders. One approach to improve access to genetic testing is to offer it on the inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry…