Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: a review

SL Ferri, T Abel, ES Brodkin - Current psychiatry reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Neurodevelopmental disorders disproportionately affect males.
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …

[HTML][HTML] Male sex bias in early and late onset neurodevelopmental disorders: Shared aspects and differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit …

S Santos, H Ferreira, J Martins, J Gonçalves… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurodevelopmental disorders are characterized by relatively early onset, with temporal
variations across conditions. These lifelong conditions lead to social and communication …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Synaptopathology involved in autism spectrum disorder

S Guang, N Pang, X Deng, L Yang, F He… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) encompasses a group of multifactorial neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by impaired social communication, social interaction and repetitive …

Dendritic structural plasticity and neuropsychiatric disease

MP Forrest, E Parnell, P Penzes - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
The structure of neuronal circuits that subserve cognitive functions in the brain is shaped
and refined throughout development and into adulthood. Evidence from human and animal …

[HTML][HTML] Protocadherins at the crossroad of signaling pathways

A Pancho, T Aerts, MD Mitsogiannis… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Protocadherins (Pcdhs) are cell adhesion molecules that belong to the cadherin
superfamily, and are subdivided into clustered (cPcdhs) and non-clustered Pcdhs (ncPcdhs) …

Regulation of neural circuit formation by protocadherins

SL Peek, KM Mah, JA Weiner - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2017 - Springer
The protocadherins (Pcdhs), which make up the most diverse group within the cadherin
superfamily, were first discovered in the early 1990s. Data implicating the Pcdhs, including …

[HTML][HTML] PAK2 haploinsufficiency results in synaptic cytoskeleton impairment and autism-related behavior

Y Wang, C Zeng, J Li, Z Zhou, X Ju, S Xia, Y Li, A Liu… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Synaptic cytoskeleton dysfunction represents a common pathogenesis in
neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The …

[HTML][HTML] Glutamatergic dysfunction and synaptic ultrastructural alterations in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from human and rodent studies

A Eltokhi, A Santuy, A Merchan-Perez… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The correlation between dysfunction in the glutamatergic system and neuropsychiatric
disorders, including schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder, is undisputed. Both …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations associated with autism lead to similar synaptic and behavioral alterations in both sexes of male and female mouse brain

MK Tripathi, SK Ojha, M Kartawy, I Khaliulin… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder based on synaptic
abnormalities. The estimated prevalence rate of male individuals diagnosed with ASD …