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Autistic Disorder

EDIS, 2007
FCS-2273, a 4-page fact sheet by Heidi Liss Radunovich, describes this disorder for parents, how it is diagnosed, how common it is, what causes it, what parents should do if they think their child has autistic disorder, and how it impacts families ...
Heidi Liss Radunovich
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Lurasidone for the Treatment of Irritability Associated with Autistic Disorder. [PDF]

J Autism Dev Disord, 2016
The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of lurasidone in treating irritability associated with autistic disorder. In this multicenter trial, outpatients age 6–17 years who met DSM-IV-TR criteria for autistic disorder, and
Loebel A, Brams M, Goldman RS, Silva R, Hernandez D, Deng L, Mankoski R, Findling RL.   +7 more
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Understanding the child and adolescent eating disorder treatment experiences of autistic people and parents [PDF]

Journal of Eating Disorders
Background Autistic people are overrepresented in eating disorders services and often require more intensive and extended treatment. Little is known about the eating disorder treatment experiences of autistic young people. The aim of this research was to
Colleen Alford, Andrew Wallis, Phillipa Hay, Deborah Mitchison   +3 more
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The Melatonin Receptor Agonist Ramelteon Effectively Treats Insomnia and Behavioral Symptoms in Autistic Disorder

Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2014
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including autistic disorder, frequently suffer from comorbid sleep problems. An altered melatonin rhythm is considered to underlie the impairment in sleep onset and maintenance in ASD.
Kentaro Kawabe, Fumie Horiuchi, Yasunori Oka, Shu-ichi Ueno   +3 more
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Re-imagining connection: the role of late autism diagnosis in eating disorder recovery and social support [PDF]

Journal of Eating Disorders
This paper explores the complex relationship between autism, social connection, and eating disorder recovery, drawing on the lived experiences of two late-diagnosed autistic adults with histories of longstanding and severe eating disorders.
James Downs, Marissa Adams
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The Effectiveness of a Music-Based Developmental Relation Therapy Program on the Promotion of the Mother-Child Relationship of Children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder [PDF]

Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī, 2022
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a music-based developmental relation therapy program on the promotion of the mother-child relationship of children with an autistic spectrum disorder. The statistical population of this
Yousof Shahi, Ali Akbar Arjmandnia, Ali Akbar Arjmandnia, Farah Ghavami   +3 more
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A comparison of the eating disorder service experiences of autistic and non‐autistic women in the UK

European eating disorders review, 2022
Objective Qualitative studies report that autistic women have poor experiences when being treated for an eating disorder (ED) and express that ED services are not appropriately tailored to meet their needs.
Charli Babb, Janina Brede, Catherine R. G. Jones, L. Serpell, W. Mandy, J. Fox   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘It’s not that they don’t want to access the support . . . it’s the impact of the autism’: The experience of eating disorder services from the perspective of autistic women, parents and healthcare professionals

Autism, 2021
This study explores autistic women’s experiences of eating disorder services. Estimates suggest that 20%–30% of women in treatment for anorexia nervosa display diagnostic features characteristic of autism.
Charli Babb, Janina Brede, Catherine R. G. Jones, Mair B Elliott, C. Zanker, K. Tchanturia, L. Serpell, W. Mandy, J. Fox   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Autistic-like traits in adult patients with mood disorders and schizophrenia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Autism spectrum disorder often co-occurs with other psychiatric disorders. Although a high prevalence of autistic-like traits/symptoms has been identified in the pediatric psychiatric population of normal intelligence, there are no reports from adult ...
Junko Matsuo, Yoko Kamio, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Miho Ota, Toshiya Teraishi, Hiroaki Hori, Anna Nagashima, Reiko Takei, Teruhiko Higuchi, Nobutaka Motohashi, Hiroshi Kunugi   +10 more
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Emotion dysregulation is heightened in autistic females: A comparison with autistic males and borderline personality disorder

Women's Health, 2023
Background: Emotion dysregulation is increasingly recognized as highly prevalent and impairing in autistic individuals. Yet, a large majority of studies have considered emotion dysregulation in youth only, and most of them did not consider sex ...
Luisa Weiner, Madalina Elena Costache, Doha Bemmouna, Juliette Rabot, Sébastien Weibel, Marine Dubreucq, Julien Dubreucq, Romain Coutelle   +7 more
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