There is now good evidence that behavioural signs of autism spectrum conditions (autism)
emerge over the first two years of life. Identifying clear developmental differences early in life …

Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM), the ability to represent the mental states of oneself and
others, is an essential social skill disrupted across many psychiatric conditions. The …

The characterizing features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are continuously distributed
in nature; however, prior twin studies have not systematically incorporated this knowledge …

Diagnostic criteria used in autism research have undergone a shift towards the inclusion of a
larger population, paralleled by increasing, but variable, estimates of autism prevalence …

A vast share of the population-attributable risk for autism relates to inherited polygenic risk. A
growing number of studies in the past five years have indicated that inherited susceptibility …

The national priority to advance early detection and intervention for children with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) has not reduced the late age of ASD diagnosis in the US over …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial neurodevelopmental
disorder that encompasses a complex and heterogeneous set of traits. Subclinical traits that …

What does the way that autistic individuals bypass, learn, and eventually master language
tell us about humans' genetically encoded linguistic ability? In this theoretical review, we …

Direct, quantitative measures of hyperactivity and motor coordination, two motor
characteristics associated with impairment in autism, are limited. Wearable sensors can …

In a “glass-half-empty” appraisal of the status of autism research, Prof. Laurent Mottron
(2021) laments the problem of unresolved heterogeneity plaguing the discovery frontier …