[HTML][HTML] The first six months of life: A systematic review of early markers associated with later autism

DB Cleary, MT Maybery, C Green… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Endophenotype trait domains for advancing gene discovery in autism spectrum disorder

MW Mosconi, CJ Stevens, KE Unruh, R Shafer… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with a diverse range of etiological processes,
including both genetic and non-genetic causes. For a plurality of individuals with ASD, it is …

Higher levels of harsh parenting during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands

NP Sari, MH van IJzendoorn, P Jansen… - Child …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous studies on the impact of COVID-19 indicate that pandemic-related distress
increases risks for child maltreatment, although data on the scope of this problem are still …

Does the Social Robot Nao Facilitate Cooperation in High Functioning Children with ASD?

V Kostrubiec, C Lajunta, PV Paubel, J Kruck - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
We designed a coordination–cooperation game dedicated to teaching the theory of mind
(ToM) to children with autism spectrum disorder. Children interacted with either a robot or a …

Motor control adherence to the two-thirds power law differs in autistic development

E Fourie, SC Lu, J Delafield-Butt, SM Rivera - Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Autistic individuals often exhibit motor atypicalities, which may relate to difficulties in social
communication. This study utilized a smart tablet activity to computationally characterize …

[HTML][HTML] A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Associations Between Motor Milestone Timing and Motor Development in Neurodevelopmental Conditions

A Bowler, T Arichi, C Austerberry, P Fearon… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Early motor skills may be important early markers of neurodevelopmental conditions or
predictors of their later onset. To explore this, we conducted a systematic review and meta …

Bidding on the go: Links between walking, social actions, and caregiver responses in infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

BT Calabretta, JL Schneider, JM Iverson - Autism Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of walking is associated with a shift in how neurotypical infants initiate
social interactions. Walking infants are more likely to locate objects in distant places, carry …

Reduced homotopic interhemispheric connectivity in psychiatric disorders: evidence for both transdiagnostic and disorder specific features

S Yao, KM Kendrick - Psychoradiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is considerable interest in the significance of structural and functional connections
between the two brain hemispheres in terms of both normal function and in relation to …

Associations between early language, motor abilities, and later autism traits in infants with typical and elevated likelihood of autism

L Li, G Pasco, JB Ali, MH Johnson, EJH Jones… - Autism …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Slower acquisition of language and motor milestones are common in infants with later
autism and studies have indicated that motor skills predict the rate of language …

Assessment of Visual Motor Integration via Hand-Drawn Imitation: A Pilot Study

D Zhang, B Lu, J Guo, Y He, H Liu - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Copious evidence shows that impaired visual–motor integration (VMI) is intrinsically linked
to the core deficits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and associated with an anomalous …