Mental health challenges faced by autistic people

MC Lai - Nature Human Behaviour, 2023 - nature.com
Mental health challenges impede the well-being of autistic people. This Review outlines
contributing neurodevelopmental and physical health conditions, rates and developmental …

Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms and social, emotional and behavioral functioning in children and adolescents: A systematic narrative review

J Kohlhoff, S Cibralic, DJ Hawes, V Eapen - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study systematically reviewed available evidence regarding associations between
polymorphisms of the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and socio-emotional and behavioral …

The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism

C Lord, T Charman, A Havdahl, P Carbone… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Affecting about 78 million people worldwide, autism is a condition of
global importance because of its prevalence and the degree to which it can affect individuals …

Adults with autism: Changes in understanding since DSM-111

P Howlin - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021 - Springer
Over the past four decades there have been significant advances in our understanding of
autism, yet services for autistic adults continue to lag far behind those for children, and …

Defining positive outcomes in more and less cognitively able autistic adults

JB McCauley, A Pickles, M Huerta, C Lord - Autism Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying positive outcomes for a wide range of intellectual abilities in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) remains a challenge. Several past studies of autistic adults have used …

Trajectories of co-occurring psychopathology symptoms in autism from late childhood to adulthood

JB McCauley, R Elias, C Lord - Development and psychopathology, 2020 - cambridge.org
Given high rates of co-occurring conditions in youth and adults with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), it is critical to examine the developmental trajectories of these symptoms of …

Exploring the impact of adolescent cognitive inflexibility on emotional and behavioural problems experienced by autistic adults

MJ Hollocks, T Charman, G Baird, C Lord, A Pickles… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic young people experience high levels of co-occurring mental health difficulties,
including anxiety, depression and behavioural difficulties, across their lifespan …

Preschool and child-care expulsion: Is it elevated for autistic children?

J Blacher, A Eisenhower - Exceptional Children, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Viewed through a social justice lens, preschool expulsion is an educational equity issue.
This study focused on prior expulsion from preschool and child-care in a longitudinal study …

[HTML][HTML] Drug development for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): progress, challenges, and future directions

JT McCracken, E Anagnostou, C Arango… - European …, 2021 - Elsevier
In 2017, facing lack of progress and failures encountered in targeted drug development for
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders, the ISCTM …

A longitudinal comparison of emotional, behavioral and attention problems in autistic and typically developing children

N Wright, V Courchesne, A Pickles, R Bedford… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
BackgroundMental health problems are elevated in autistic individuals but there is limited
evidence on the developmental course of problems across childhood. We compare the level …