[HTML][HTML] Autism spectrum disorder and gender dysphoria/incongruence. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

A Kallitsounaki, DM Williams - Journal of Autism and Developmental …, 2023 - Springer
The suggested overlap between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria/
incongruence (GD/GI) has been much disputed. This review showed a relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus paper: cerebellum and social cognition

F Van Overwalle, M Manto, Z Cattaneo, S Clausi… - The Cerebellum, 2020 - Springer
The traditional view on the cerebellum is that it controls motor behavior. Although recent
work has revealed that the cerebellum supports also nonmotor functions such as cognition …

[HTML][HTML] Avoiding ableist language: Suggestions for autism researchers

K Bottema-Beutel, SK Kapp, JN Lester… - Autism in …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
In this commentary, we describe how language used to communicate about autism within
much of autism research can reflect and perpetuate ableist ideologies (ie, beliefs and …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals

V Warrier, DM Greenberg, E Weir… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
It is unclear whether transgender and gender-diverse individuals have elevated rates of
autism diagnosis or traits related to autism compared to cisgender individuals in large non …

Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward–changes in the concept of autism and implications for future research

F Happé, U Frith - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of autism is a significant contribution from child psychiatry that has entered
wider culture and public consciousness, and has evolved significantly over the last four …

[HTML][HTML] Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults

S Cassidy, L Bradley, R Shaw, S Baron-Cohen - Molecular autism, 2018 - Springer
Background Research has shown high rates of suicidality in autism spectrum conditions
(ASC), but there is lack of research into why this is the case. Many common experiences of …

Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective

CJ Crompton, D Ropar, CVM Evans-Williams… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Effective information transfer requires social communication skills. As autism is clinically
defined by social communication deficits, it may be expected that information transfer …

Sex and age differences in “theory of mind” across 57 countries using the English version of the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test

DM Greenberg, V Warrier, A Abu-Akel… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test (Eyes Test) is a widely used assessment of “theory
of mind.” The NIMH Research Domain Criteria recommends it as one of two tests for …

[HTML][HTML] “Putting on my best normal”: Social camouflaging in adults with autism spectrum conditions

L Hull, KV Petrides, C Allison, P Smith… - Journal of autism and …, 2017 - Springer
Camouflaging of autistic characteristics in social situations is hypothesised as a common
social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Camouflaging may …

Exome sequencing in bipolar disorder identifies AKAP11 as a risk gene shared with schizophrenia

DS Palmer, DP Howrigan, SB Chapman, R Adolfsson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We report results from the Bipolar Exome (BipEx) collaboration analysis of whole-exome
sequencing of 13,933 patients with bipolar disorder (BD) matched with 14,422 controls. We …