Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: reconciling the syndrome, its diverse origins, and variation in expression

JN Constantino, T Charman - The lancet neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Recent discoveries about the pathogenesis and symptom structure of autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs) are challenging traditional nosology and driving efforts to reconceptualise …

Autism spectrum disorder: defining dimensions and subgroups

O Ousley, T Cermak - Current developmental disorders reports, 2014 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental disorder
associated with the presence of social-communication deficits and restricted and repetitive …

What about the girls? Sex-based differences in autistic traits and adaptive skills

AB Ratto, L Kenworthy, BE Yerys, J Bascom… - Journal of autism and …, 2018 - Springer
There is growing evidence of a camouflaging effect among females with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect …

Autism spectrum disorder in fragile X syndrome: cooccurring conditions and current treatment

WE Kaufmann, SA Kidd, HF Andrews… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) are frequently
codiagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Most of our current knowledge about …

A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial shows that intranasal vasopressin improves social deficits in children with autism

KJ Parker, O Oztan, RA Libove, N Mohsin… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
The social impairments of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a major impact on quality of
life, yet there are no medications that effectively treat these core social behavior deficits …

Occupation-based coaching by means of telehealth for families of young children with autism spectrum disorder

LM Little, E Pope, A Wallisch… - The American Journal of …, 2018 - research.aota.org
OBJECTIVE. We investigated the efficacy of Occupation-Based Coaching delivered via
telehealth for families of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD …

Developmental trajectories as autism phenotypes

C Lord, S Bishop, D Anderson - American Journal of Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies of Autism Spectrum Disorder have attempted to link behavioral
phenotypes to genetic findings. Reliance on cross‐sectional behavioral data in samples that …

ASD validity

L Waterhouse, E London, C Gillberg - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2016 - Springer
ASD research is at an important crossroads. The ASD diagnosis is important for assigning a
child to early behavioral intervention and explaining a child's condition. But ASD research …

Research review: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of sex differences in narrow constructs of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic …

H Edwards, S Wright, C Sargeant… - Journal of Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evidence that autism often manifests differently between males and females is
growing, particularly in terms of social interaction and communication, but it is unclear if …

The treatment of anxiety in autism spectrum disorder (TAASD) study: Rationale, design and methods

CM Kerns, JJ Wood, PC Kendall, P Renno… - Journal of child and …, 2016 - Springer
This paper describes the rationale, design, and methods of the Treatment for Anxiety in
Autism Spectrum Disorders study, a three-site randomized controlled trial investigating the …