Background Co-occurring mental health or psychiatric conditions are common in autism,
impairing quality of life. Reported prevalences of co-occurring mental health or psychiatric …

Elucidating the prefrontal cortical microcircuit has been challenging, given its role in multiple
complex behaviors, including working memory, cognitive flexibility, attention, social …

Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social
communication and interaction and by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities …

Background Previous research has identified an association between masking and mental
health for autistic people. However, the direction of causality and mechanisms involved in …

Emotion dysregulation is a common issue experienced by individuals with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and has been associated with a wide range of negative mental and physical …

Background Autism spectrum conditions (autism) are diagnosed more frequently in boys
than in girls. Females with autism may have been under-identified due to not only a male …

There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

Researchers commonly report that families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
experience more parenting stress than families of typically developing (TD) children or those …

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and the presence of …

There is considerable evidence that children and adolescents with autistic spectrum
disorders (ASD) are at increased risk of anxiety and anxiety disorders. However, it is less …