Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a neurodevelopmental condition associated with
verbal and nonverbal communication, social interactions, and behavioural complications …

The present study provides a systematic review of level 1 and level 2 screening tools for the
early detection of autism under 24 months of age and an evaluation of the psychometric and …

Background Sex differences in autistic symptomatology are believed to contribute to the mis-
and missed diagnosis of many girls and women with an autism spectrum condition (ASC) …

Background: The autism spectrum (AS) is a multifaceted neurodevelopmental variant
associated with lifelong challenges. Despite the relevant importance of identifying AS in …

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
classification, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of behaviorally defined brainbased …

Anecdotal evidence suggests that autistic people experience an elevated risk of
homelessness, but systematic empirical research on this topic is lacking. As a step towards …

Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) can be an extended procedure since ASC
tend to both vary greatly across individual symptoms and diagnostic pathways with serious …

Background Studies on eye movements found that children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) had abnormal gaze behavior to social stimuli. The current study aimed to investigate …

Autistic people appear to have a higher risk of becoming and remaining homeless than
people without autism. This article is based on a wider research study exploring diverse …

Academic literature has long associated autism with empathy deficits. Although this view has
been attenuated over time to include only cognitive empathy, earlier perceptions continue to …