Sex and gender in neurodevelopmental conditions

S Bölte, J Neufeld, PB Marschik, ZJ Williams… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Health-related conditions often differ qualitatively or quantitatively between individuals of
different birth-assigned sexes and gender identities, and/or with different gendered …

[HTML][HTML] Sex/gender differences in the human autistic brains: A systematic review of 20 years of neuroimaging research

K Mo, T Sadoway, S Bonato, SH Ameis… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Our current understanding of autism is largely based on clinical experiences and research
involving male individuals given the male-predominance in prevalence and the under …

Deep learning identifies robust gender differences in functional brain organization and their dissociable links to clinical symptoms in autism

K Supekar, C de Los Angeles, S Ryali… - The British Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heterogeneous disorder that affects
nearly 1 in 189 females and 1 in 42 males. However, the neurobiological basis of gender …

Altered development of amygdala-connected brain regions in males and females with autism

JK Lee, DS Andrews, A Ozturk, M Solomon… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Altered amygdala development is implicated in the neurobiology of autism, but little is known
about the coordinated development of the brain regions directly connected with the …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-charting autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder reveals distinct and overlapping neurobiology

SA Bedford, MC Lai, MV Lombardo, B Chakrabarti… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are heterogeneous
neurodevelopmental conditions with complex underlying neurobiology that is still poorly …

Unique dynamic profiles of social attention in autistic females

T Del Bianco, L Mason, MC Lai, E Loth… - Journal of Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social attention affords learning opportunities across development and may
contribute to individual differences in developmental trajectories, such as between male and …

Sex differences in trajectories of cortical development in autistic children from 2–13 years of age

DS Andrews, K Diers, JK Lee, DJ Harvey, B Heath… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Previous studies have reported alterations in cortical thickness in autism. However, few have
included enough autistic females to determine if there are sex specific differences in cortical …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-dependent structure of socioemotional salience, executive control, and default mode networks in preschool-aged children with autism

BA Zielinski, DS Andrews, JK Lee, M Solomon… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
The structure of large-scale intrinsic connectivity networks is atypical in adolescents
diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD or autism). However, the degree to which …

Dataset factors associated with age-related changes in brain structure and function in neurodevelopmental conditions

MM Vandewouw, Y Ye, J Crosbie, RJ Schachar… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
With brain structure and function undergoing complex changes throughout childhood and
adolescence, age is a critical consideration in neuroimaging studies, particularly for those of …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing Subcortical Structural Heterogeneity in Autism

DN MacDonald, SA Bedford, E Olafson, MTM Park… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autism presents with significant phenotypic and neuroanatomical heterogeneity, and
neuroimaging studies of the thalamus, globus pallidus and striatum in autism have produced …