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A Qualitative Study of the Effects of the University of Arkansas Autism Support Program [PDF]

, 2017
Individuals who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are often united by the following characteristics: difficulty communicating and interacting with others, inhibited ability to function socially, difficulty functioning academically or at ...
Post, Jessica
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Prenatal Neurogenesis in Autism Spectrum Disorders. [PDF]

, 2016
An ever-increasing body of literature describes compelling evidence that a subset of young children on the autism spectrum show abnormal cerebral growth trajectories.
Kaushik, Gaurav, Zarbalis, Konstantinos S   +1 more
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Building capacity for inclusive informal STEM learning opportunities for autistic learners

International Journal of STEM Education
Background Research is needed to better understand the specific challenges for autistic learners in informal STEM learning settings. This study aimed to increase inclusion in STEM museums, with a larger goal of increasing the impact (i.e., learning and ...
Nicole L. Matthews, Hannah Honda, Melissa M. Mitchell, Ashley Johns, Sarah L. Kiefer, Megan Mann, Kelsey Schimmel, Alexis Boglio, Shreyas Hallur, Judith Koke, Monae Verbeke, Jeremy Babendure, Christopher J. Smith   +12 more
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Augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism spectrum disorder: An evidence-based evaluation of the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) programme

Cogent Education, 2015
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often have restricted verbal communication. For children who do not use functional speech, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices can be an important support.
Mary-Ann Naguib Bedwani, Susan Bruck, Debra Costley   +2 more
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Autism-associated SNPs in the clock genes _npas2_, _per1_ and the homeobox gene _en2_ alter DNA sequences that show characteristics of microRNA genes. [PDF]

, 2008
Intronic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the clock genes _npas2_ and _per1_ and the homeobox gene _en2_ are reported to be associated with autism.
Brad Nicholas, Dawn C. Wimpory, Michael J. Owen, Thomas Caspari   +3 more
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From ivory tower to inclusion: Stakeholders’ experiences of community engagement in Australian autism research

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Autistic people, and other community stakeholders, are gaining increasing recognition as valuable contributors to autism research, resulting in a growing corpus of participatory autism research.
Jacquiline den Houting, Jacquiline den Houting, Julianne Higgins, Julianne Higgins, Kathy Isaacs, Kathy Isaacs, Joanne Mahony, Joanne Mahony, Elizabeth Pellicano, Elizabeth Pellicano, Elizabeth Pellicano   +10 more
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Elevated fetal steroidogenic activity in autism [PDF]

, 2014
Autism affects males more than females, giving rise to the idea that the influence of steroid hormones on early fetal brain development may be one important early biological risk factor.
Abdallah, M W, Auyeung, B, Baron-Cohen, S, Chakrabarti, B, Cohen, A S, Hougaard, D M, Lombardo, M V, Melgaard, L, Nørgaard-Pedersen, B, Ruta, L   +9 more
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Intellectual Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders: New Insights from Longitudinal Studies

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013
The presence/absence of Intellectual Disability (ID) is considered to be the most critical factor affecting outcomes in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Giacomo eVivanti, Josephine eBarbaro, Kristelle eHudry, Cheryl eDissanayake, Margot ePrior   +4 more
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Prospective and detailed behavioral phenotyping in DDX3X syndrome

Molecular Autism, 2021
Background DDX3X syndrome is a recently identified genetic disorder that accounts for 1–3% of cases of unexplained developmental delay and/or intellectual disability (ID) in females, and is associated with motor and language delays, and autism spectrum ...
Lara Tang, Tess Levy, Sylvia Guillory, Danielle Halpern, Jessica Zweifach, Ivy Giserman-Kiss, Jennifer H. Foss-Feig, Yitzchak Frank, Reymundo Lozano, Puneet Belani, Christina Layton, Bonnie Lerman, Emanuel Frowner, Michael S. Breen, Silvia De Rubeis, Ana Kostic, Alexander Kolevzon, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Paige M. Siper, Dorothy E. Grice   +19 more
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Change detection in children with autism: an auditory event-related fMRI study [PDF]

, 2006
Autism involves impairments in communication and social interaction, as well as high levels of repetitive, stereotypic and ritualistic behaviours, and extreme resistance to change. This latter dimension, whilst required for a diagnosis, has received less
Ashwin, C, Baron-Cohen, S, Belmonte, MK, Bernard, FA, Bullmore, ET, Davis, MH, Gomot, M   +6 more
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