Sex and gender impacts on the behavioural presentation and recognition of autism

MC Lai, P Szatmari - Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Appreciating the multilevel sex and gender impacts on presentation, development, and
diagnosis is key to sex-equitable and gender-equitable care for autistic individuals. A holistic …

Prenatal valproate in rodents as a tool to understand the neural underpinnings of social dysfunctions in autism spectrum disorder

AM Tartaglione, S Schiavi, G Calamandrei, V Trezza - Neuropharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Impairments in social interaction and verbal and non verbal communication are among the
main features of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The causes of ASD are still unknown but …

Sex differences in scores on standardized measures of autism symptoms: a multisite integrative data analysis

AJ Kaat, AM Shui, SS Ghods, CA Farmer… - Journal of Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Concerns have been raised that scores on standard measures of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms may differ as a function of sex. However, these findings …

Understanding suicide risk in autistic adults: Comparing the interpersonal theory of suicide in autistic and non-autistic samples

MK Pelton, H Crawford, AE Robertson… - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
This study explored whether the Interpersonal Theory of suicide informs our understanding
of high rates of suicidality in autistic adults. Autistic and non-autistic adults (n= 695, mean …

The effect of six weeks of Tai Chi Chuan training on the motor skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

M Sarabzadeh, BB Azari, M Helalizadeh - Journal of bodywork and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is related to a dysfunction of central
nervous system that most frequently appears at the age of three years old. There is no …

Sex differences in functional connectivity of the salience, default mode, and central executive networks in youth with ASD

KE Lawrence, LM Hernandez, HC Bowman… - Cerebral …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with the altered functional connectivity of 3
neurocognitive networks that are hypothesized to be central to the symptomatology of ASD …

Using the tools of genetic epidemiology to understand sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders

AK Merikangas, L Almasy - Genes, brain and behavior, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many neuropsychiatric disorders exhibit differences in prevalence, age of onset, symptoms
or course of illness between males and females. For the most part, the origins of these …

[HTML][HTML] Association of phthalate exposure with autistic traits in children

JI Kim, J Lee, KS Lee, YA Lee, CH Shin, YC Hong… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Phthalates are synthetic chemicals with endocrine-disrupting properties. They
are reportedly associated with various neurotoxic outcomes. Studies on exposure to …

ASD symptoms in toddlers and preschoolers: An examination of sex differences

R Ros‐Demarize, C Bradley, SM Kanne… - Autism …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although considerable work has documented higher prevalence rates of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) in boys, fewer studies have focused on sex differences within samples of …

Screening for autism: A review of the current state, ongoing challenges, and novel approaches on the horizon

KE Wallis, W Guthrie - Pediatric Clinics, 2024 - pediatric.theclinics.com
A variety of screening tools have been developed and tested to identify early signs of autism
and aid in early recognition. However, despite long-standing guidance to screen universally …