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Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Patients: An Observational Study on Course, Efficacy, Aggression, and Self‐Injury Outcomes

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Catatonia occurs disproportionately in autistic individuals and may respond to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), yet prior reports suggest greater treatment burden in this population. We compared longitudinal ECT utilization, safety, and clinical outcomes between autistic and non‐autistic patients with catatonia.
Joshua Ryan Smith, Maria Bonnee, Sarah Marler, Seri Lim, D. Catherine Fuchs, Rafael Tamargo, Isaac Baldwin, Christopher Maley, Ashley VanHaverbeck, Courtney Hamilton, Timothy Adegoke, Haozheng Xu, Jinyuan Liu, Zachary J. Williams, Jo Ellen Wilson, James Luccarelli   +15 more
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Economic Empowerment Strategies for Adolescent Girls: A Research Study Conducted for the Adolescent Girls' Advocacy and Leadership Initiative

, 2013
This document presents research, which investigates economic empowerment strategies for adolescent girls, analyzing data from a wide array of initiatives. It focuses on the three primary strategies used to promote adolescent girls' economic empowerment: (
Josie Ramos, Sara Fewer, Denise Dunning
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Do property rights explain health outcomes of adolescent girls in India?: Evidence from the teen age girls survey

, 2020
Evidence from existing literature indicates that children, including adolescents, from disadvantaged sections of the society, demonstrate adverse health outcomes, ceteris paribus.
Thara, Kaveri, Guin, Pradeep, Karmakar, Krishanu, Gupta, Neelanjana   +3 more
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Clinical and Genetic Factors Associated With Regression in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition with complex genetic and environmental underpinnings. A clinically significant subset of children with ASD experience developmental regression (regASD), characterized by the acute loss of previously acquired skills. The mechanisms, predictors, and molecular basis of
Anna Maruani, Emma Delclaud, Paul Bruzeau, Richard Delorme, Anne‐Claude Tabet, Valérie Vantalon, Jonathan Levy, Pierre Ellul   +7 more
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Recent Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: Characteristics, Clinical Correlates and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI) is prevalent among autistic adolescents and adults, yet research on its clinical characteristics, functions, and association with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in this population remains limited. This study compared these domains between autistic adolescents and adults with and without recent NSSI.
Safaa Eldeeb, Ligia Antezana, Caitlin M. Conner, Kelly B. Beck, Sarah E. Victor, Aliona Tsypes, Lori N. Scott, Carla A. Mazefsky   +7 more
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Self‐ and Caregiver‐Reported Choice‐Making in Autistic Adults: Development and Validation of the AASPIRE–Choices and Decisions Scale

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐determination has been assessed as an internal psychological construct. External factors may also affect self‐determination, but opportunities to make choices and decisions remain understudied. We developed and evaluated the AASPIRE‐Choices and Decisions Scale (AASPIRE‐CDS), a new measure of autistic adults' opportunities to make choices ...
So Yoon Kim, Kristen Gillespie‐Lynch, Steven K. Kapp, Liu‐Qin Yang, Anna “Furra” Wallington, Dora M. Raymaker, Ian Moura, Katherine McDonald, Joelle Maslak, Rachel Kripke‐Ludwig, Andrea Joyce, Willi Horner‐Johnson, Emanuel Frowner, Mary Baker‐Ericzén, Christina Nicolaidis   +14 more
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Socio-demographic risk factors for unintended pregnancy among unmarried adolescent Nigerian girls

South African Family Practice, 2015
Background: Globally, unintended births among unmarried adolescent girls are a major contributor to maternal and childhood mortality, the vicious cycle of ill-health, poverty, and truncated educational opportunities.
Chibuogwu Izugbara
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Characterizing Autism Phenotype Onset in the Electronic Health Records to Enable Age‐Specific Screening

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism exhibits substantial phenotypic heterogeneity, yet age‐dependent variation in phenotypic profiles and onset timing remains poorly understood. We aimed to characterize stage‐specific phenotypes and temporal onset patterns of autism using longitudinal electronic health records (EHRs).
Fangyi Chen, Jerard Kneifati‐Hayek, Charlotte Zelin, Da Wu, Quan M. Nguyen, Casey N. Ta, Cong Liu, Kai Wang, Wendy K. Chung, Chunhua Weng   +9 more
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Psychological and Neurodevelopmental Correlates of Extreme Demand Avoidance in a Clinical Sample, an Exploratory Study

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extreme/pathological demand avoidance (EDA) is a behavioral profile characterized by the avoidance of everyday demands, with significant impact on the individuals and those around them. Little is understood regarding the correlates and drivers of EDA; understanding these better may lead to targeted interventions and support strategies.
Oliver Lack, Matthew J. Hollocks, Gillian Baird, Ann Ozsivadjian, Michael Absoud, Francesca Happé, Emily Simonoff   +6 more
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Oral vancomycin solution is superior to capsule in inducing clinical biomarker and endoscopic remission in children with atypical ulcerative colitis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Atypical colitis (presenting reverse gradient colitis, backwash ileitis or rectal sparing) is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis–ulcerative colitis (PSC). Oral vancomycin has been used to manage paediatric atypical colitis with/without confirmed PSC. Different preparations had shown different efficacy.
Laura Räisänen, Fariha Balouch, Claire Reilly, Christopher Burgess, Peter Lewindon   +4 more
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