Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …

Atypical behavioral responses to environmental sounds are common in autistic children and
adults, with 50–70% of this population exhibiting decreased sound tolerance (DST) at some …

Autistic individuals experience higher rates of psychiatric comorbidities than their peers.
Camouflaging, the process through which individuals hide autistic traits, can be detrimental …

Background Social anxiety is common in autistic adolescents. While emerging evidence
indicates the importance of several mechanisms (including intolerance of uncertainty (IU) …

Current tools for identifying autism are critiqued for their lack of specificity and sensitivity,
especially in autistic people who are older, have higher verbal ability or significant …

Background Theories of differences in resting-state arousal in autistic individuals are
influential. Differences in arousal during resting-state would impact engagement and …

Individuals with autism are at heightened risk for experiencing suicidality compared to those
without autism. Despite this, it is unknown what tools are used to assess suicide risk in …

Engaging in socially embedded actions such as imitation and interpersonal synchrony
facilitates relationships with peers and caregivers. Imitation and interpersonal synchrony …

Background Differences in responding to sensory stimuli, including sensory hyperreactivity
(HYPER), hyporeactivity (HYPO), and sensory seeking (SEEK) have been observed in …

Autistic people have long been conceptualized from a deficit-based model of disability, but
recent self-advocates and scholars have asserted the importance of recognizing autism as …