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Modeling Autistic Features in Animals [PDF]
, 2011 A variety of features of autism can be simulated in rodents, including the core behavioral hallmarks of stereotyped and repetitive behaviors, and deficits in social interaction and communication.
Patterson, Paul H.
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Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autism Research, 2012 We provide a systematic review of epidemiological surveys of autistic disorder and pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) worldwide. A secondary aim was to consider the possible impact of geographic, cultural/ethnic, and socioeconomic factors on ...
M. Elsabbagh +11 more
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The temporal binding deficit hypothesis of autism [PDF]
, 2002 Frith has argued that people with autism show “weak central coherence,” an unusual bias toward piecemeal rather than configurational processing and a reduction in the normal tendency to process information in context.
Boucher, Jill +3 more
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Philosophy Compass, 2018 AbstractThe diagnosis of autism is on the rise. Autistic people, parents, professionals, and policy makers alike face important questions about the right approach toward autism. For example, there are questions about the desirability of early detection, the role and consequences of underlying cognitive theories, and whether autism is a disorder to be ...
Kristien Hens +2 more
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Maternal steroid levels and the autistic traits of the mother and infant
Molecular Autism, 2021 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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Brain Sciences, 2021 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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Regional gray matter volumetric changes in autism associated with social and repetitive behavior symptoms. [PDF]
, 2006 BackgroundAlthough differences in brain anatomy in autism have been difficult to replicate using manual tracing methods, automated whole brain analyses have begun to find consistent differences in regions of the brain associated with the social cognitive
Peterson, Eric +5 more
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Single-cell genomics identifies cell type–specific molecular changes in autism
Science, 2019 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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Feeding and eating problems in children and adolescents with autism: A scoping review
Autism, 2021 Feeding problems, such as picky eating and food avoidance, are common in youth with autism. Other feeding and eating problems (e.g. disordered eating, fear of trying new foods, and insistence on specific food presentation) are also common in this ...
Jessica Baraskewich +3 more
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BMC Neuroscience, 2017 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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