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Remote Language Assessment in School‐Age Children With Phelan–McDermid Syndrome and Genotype–Phenotype Correlation

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with Phelan–McDermid syndrome (PMS) have reduced speech and language abilities, yet little research has profiled the communication abilities in this population. The purpose of this study was threefold: identifying the language and communication profiles of school‐aged children with PMS, identifying genetic contributions to language and ...
Sarah Quadri‐Valverde, Jessica Klusek, Linda D. Ward, Diana Ivankovic, Nancy Powers, Vijay Shankar, Rachel A. Lyman, Trudy F. C. Mackay, William Bridges, Katy Phelan, Curtis Rogers, Luigi Boccuto, Sara M. Sarasua   +12 more
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Adaptation to different communicative contexts: an eye tracking study of autistic adults

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2019
Background Learning through social observation (i.e., watching other people interact) lays the foundation for later social skills and social cognition. However, social situations are often complex, and humans are only capable of attending to one aspect ...
Julia Parish-Morris, Ashley A. Pallathra, Emily Ferguson, Brenna B. Maddox, Alison Pomykacz, Leat S. Perez, Leila Bateman, Juhi Pandey, Robert T. Schultz, Edward S. Brodkin   +9 more
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The Empathy Imbalance Hypothesis of Autism: A Theoretical Approach to Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Autistic Development [PDF]

, 2009
There has been a widely held belief that people with autism spectrum disorders lack empathy. This article examines the empathy imbalance hypothesis (EIH) of autism.
Smith, A
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Patient Perspectives on Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores in Reproductive Decision‐Making and Polygenic Embryo Screening

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polygenic risk scores (PRS) estimate individuals' genetic risk for developing multifactorial conditions. Recent genome‐wide association studies have enabled development of psychiatric PRS, which hold potential to streamline diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions.
Lauren A. Ginn, Amanda R. Merner, Page M. Trotter, Kaitlynn P. Craig, Abigail C. Martinez, Ana Lucía Battaglino, Dorit Barlevy, Daphne M. Ayton, Takahiro Soda, Eric A. Storch, Gabriel Lázaro‐Muñoz, Stacey Pereira   +11 more
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Community implementation of a brief parent mediated intervention for toddlers with probable or confirmed autism spectrum disorder: feasibility, acceptability, and drivers of success (IE Drmic et al.)

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundSocial ABCs is a caregiver-mediated Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention for toddlers with confirmed/suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), with evidence in controlled research settings. Information is lacking on implementation
Irene Drmic, Jessica Brian, Jessica Brian, Caroline Roncadin, Chantelle Shaver, Marlene Pase, Natalie Rugajs, Kristina Tofano, Erin Dowds, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Isabel M. Smith, Susan E. Bryson   +11 more
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Icanlearn: A Mobile Application For Creating Flashcards And Social Stories\u3csup\u3etm\u3c/sup\u3e For Children With Autistm [PDF]

, 2013
The number of children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is on the rise, presenting new challenges for their parents and teachers to overcome. At the same time, mobile computing has been seeping its way into every aspect of our lives in
Zaffke, Aaron
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Psychiatric and Cognitive Features in Italian Women With the FMR1 Premutation: A Comprehensive Assessment Using SCID‐5 and Standardized Cognitive Measures

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women with the FMR1 premutation (PM) are at increased risk for fragile X‐associated conditions (FXPAC), including cognitive and psychiatric features collectively termed fragile X‐associated neuropsychiatric disorders (FXAND). This study is the first to systematically investigate cognitive and psychiatric features in Italian female premutation ...
Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Randi J. Hagerman, Giuseppina Spano, Flora Tassone, Giancarlo Logroscino, Andrea Bosco   +5 more
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National Autism Indicators Report: Vocational Rehabilitation 2016 [PDF]

, 2016
Employment is about more than simply earning a paycheck - it influences quality of life, independence, and wellness. Historically, employment outcomes for adults with autism are poor. The U.S.
Anne M. Roux, Jessica E. Rast, Kristy A. Anderson, Paul T. Shattuck   +3 more
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Genome‐Wide Association Study of Symptom Change Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Common Mental Disorders

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well‐established, evidence‐based treatment for common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, and obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD). However, treatment outcomes vary widely, and a substantial proportion of patients do not achieve sufficient improvement.
Julia Bäckman, Olly Kravchenko, Matthew Halvorsen, Elles de Schipper, Ekaterina Ivanova, Viktor Kaldo, Nils Hentati Isacsson, Thorstein Olsen Eide, Kira D. Höffler, Manuel Mattheisen, Bjarne Hansen, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen, Jan Haavik, David Mataix‐Cols, James J. Crowley, John Wallert, Christian Rück, Nordic OCD and Related Disorders Consortium (NORDiC), Julia Bäckman, Long‐Long Chen, James J. Crowley, Elles de Schipper, Diana Pascal, Jan Haavik, Kristen Hagen, Matthew W. Halvorsen, Bjarne Hansen, Kira D. Höffler, Fredrik Johansson, Anna K. Kähler, Elinor K. Karlsson, Gerd Kvale, Paul Lichtenstein, Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh, Manuel Mattheisen, David Mataix‐Cols, Kathleen Morrill, Christian Rück, Thorstein Olsen Eide, Nora I. Strom, John Wallert   +41 more
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Moral foundations in autistic people and people with systemizing minds

Molecular Autism
Background Do autistic people share the same moral foundations as typical people? Here we built on two prominent theories in psychology, moral foundations theory and the empathizing–systemizing (E–S) theory, to observe the nature of morality in autistic ...
Yeshaya David M. Greenberg, Rosemary Holt, Carrie Allison, Paula Smith, Robbie Newman, Theo Boardman-Pretty, Jonathan Haidt, Simon Baron-Cohen   +7 more
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