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The Female Autism Phenotype and Camouflaging: a Narrative Review
Autism is more commonly diagnosed in males than females. One explanation is the ‘female protective effect’: there is something inherent in being female which reduces the likelihood of developing autism.
Laura Hull, K. Petrides, W. Mandy
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A comparative study of autistic and non-autistic women’s experience of motherhood
Background Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental difference and disability, yet there is limited research examining parenting in autistic mothers. Objective To explore autistic mothers’ experience of the perinatal period and parenthood.
A. L. Pohl+4 more
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Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism
Brain cell transcriptomes in autism Autism manifests in many ways. Despite that diversity, the disorder seems to affect specific cellular pathways, including those observed in the neocortex of patients' brains. Velmeshev et al.
Dmitry Velmeshev+9 more
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Human Gesture and Gait Analysis for Autism Detection [PDF]
Autism diagnosis presents a major challenge due to the vast heterogeneity of the condition and the elusive nature of early detection. Atypical gait and gesture patterns are dominant behavioral characteristics of autism and can provide crucial insights for diagnosis.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors. It affects approximately 2.2% of children. Both genetic and environmental risk factors have been identified for ASD. Visual comorbidities are relatively common among children with ASD.
Margaret Reynolds, Susan M. Culican
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Disrupted GABAergic neurons have been extensively described in brain tissues from individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and animal models for ASD.
Sangyep Shin+2 more
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Background Intracellular calcium is an important ion involved in the regulation and modulation of many neuronal functions. From regulating cell cycle and proliferation to initiating signaling cascades and regulating presynaptic neurotransmitter release ...
Elena Artimovich+4 more
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Age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis from 2012 to 2019
Between 1990 and 2012, the global mean age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder ranged from 38 to 120 months. Measures have since been introduced to reduce the age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, but the current global mean age is unknown ...
Maarten van 't Hof+7 more
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Maternal steroid levels and the autistic traits of the mother and infant
Background Prenatal sex steroids have been associated with autism in several clinical and epidemiological studies. It is unclear how this relates to the autistic traits of the mother and how early this can be detected during pregnancy and postnatal ...
A. Tsompanidis+8 more
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Background: Depression is a common psychiatric comorbidity in individuals with Down syndrome (DS), particularly adults, with an estimated lifetime prevalence of at least 10%.
Robyn P. Thom+4 more
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