The paradox of cognitive flexibility in autism

HM Geurts, B Corbett, M Solomon - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2009 - cell.com
We present an overview of current literature addressing cognitive flexibility in autism
spectrum disorders. Based on recent studies at multiple sites, using diverse methods and …

In search of biomarkers for autism: scientific, social and ethical challenges

P Walsh, M Elsabbagh, P Bolton, I Singh - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
There is widespread hope that the discovery of valid biomarkers for autism will both reveal
the causes of autism and enable earlier and more targeted methods for diagnosis and …

[HTML][HTML] Disengagement of visual attention in infancy is associated with emerging autism in toddlerhood

M Elsabbagh, J Fernandes, SJ Webb, G Dawson… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Early emerging characteristics of visual orienting have been associated with a
wide range of typical and atypical developmental outcomes. In the current study, we …

Six developmental trajectories characterize children with autism

C Fountain, AS Winter, PS Bearman - Pediatrics, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to describe the typical longitudinal developmental
trajectories of social and communication functioning in children with autism and to determine …

Differential associations between sensory response patterns and language, social, and communication measures in children with autism or other developmental …

LR Watson, E Patten, GT Baranek, M Poe, BA Boyd… - 2011 - ASHA
Purpose To examine patterns of sensory responsiveness (ie, hyperresponsiveness,
hyporesponsiveness, and sensory seeking) as factors that may account for variability in …

Investigating phenotypic heterogeneity in children with autism spectrum disorder: a factor mixture modeling approach

S Georgiades, P Szatmari, M Boyle… - Journal of Child …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by notable phenotypic
heterogeneity, which is often viewed as an obstacle to the study of its etiology, diagnosis …

Anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorders: guided investigation of social cognitive endophenotypes.

NL Zucker, M Losh, CM Bulik, KS LaBar… - Psychological …, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
Death by suicide occurs in a disproportionate percentage of individuals with anorexia
nervosa (AN), with a standardized mortality ratio indicating a 57-fold greater risk of death …

Data-driven diagnostics and the potential of mobile artificial intelligence for digital therapeutic phenotyping in computational psychiatry

P Washington, N Park, P Srivastava, C Voss… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Data science and digital technologies have the potential to transform diagnostic
classification. Digital technologies enable the collection of big data, and advances in …

Testing the construct validity of proposed criteria for DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder

WPL Mandy, T Charman, DH Skuse - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To use confirmatory factor analysis to test the construct validity of the proposed
DSM-5 symptom model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison to alternative …

The pathophysiology of restricted repetitive behavior

M Lewis, SJ Kim - Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2009 - Springer
Restricted, repetitive behaviors (RRBs) are heterogeneous ranging from stereotypic body
movements to rituals to restricted interests. RRBs are most strongly associated with autism …