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Specificity, contexts, and reference groups matter when assessing autistic traits. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Many of the personality and behavioral traits (e.g., social imperviousness, directness in conversation, lack of imagination, affinity for solitude, difficulty displaying emotions) that are known to be sensitive to context (with whom?) and reference group
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Jennifer L Stevenson, Sebastian Dern   +2 more
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Testing the relationships between facial emotion recognition, levels of Autistic traits, and eye gaze patterns [PDF]

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Individuals with high levels of Autistic traits often experience challenges in interpreting others’ emotions, potentially stemming from atypical patterns of visual attention to facial cues.
Jayden Z. Li, Jayden Z. Li, Fan Yang, Fan Yang, Fan Yang, Marilyn Chege, Marilyn Chege, Marilyn Chege, Victoria Moir, Victoria Moir, Fakhri Shafai, Fakhri Shafai, Julia Montenegro, Julia Montenegro, Julia Montenegro, Naomi Dodgson, Naomi Dodgson, Naomi Dodgson, Leila Moradkhani, Leila Moradkhani, Leila Moradkhani, Meara Stow, Meara Stow, Tse Wing Winnie Ho, Tse Wing Winnie Ho, Arin E. Abraham, Arin E. Abraham, Elizabeth Gateman, Elizabeth Gateman, Samantha E. Schulz, Samantha E. Schulz, Ryan A. Stevenson, Ryan A. Stevenson, Ryan A. Stevenson, Ryan A. Stevenson, Ryan A. Stevenson   +35 more
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Maternal age, autistic-like traits and mentalizing as predictors of child autistic-like traits in a population-based cohort

Molecular Autism, 2022
Background Many empirical studies suggest that higher maternal age increases the likelihood of having an autistic child. However, little is known about factors that may explain this relationship or if higher maternal age is related to the number of ...
Novika Purnama Sari, Pauline W. Jansen, Laura M. E. Blanken, Amber N. V. Ruigrok, Peter Prinzie, Henning Tiemeier, Simon Baron-Cohen, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Tonya White   +8 more
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Relationship among physical activity, social anxiety, and autistic traits in female college students: a variable-and person-centered analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundAutistic traits are prevalent among college students and are associated with impaired social functioning and mental health. Although physical activity is considered a protective factor, the underlying mechanisms, particularly the mediating role
Biao Huang, Xinyi Chen, Chang Hu, Wenying Huang, Dong Zhu, Yan Liu, Huiran Feng, Bo Xu   +7 more
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Fetal functional connectivity prospectively associates with autistic traits in toddlerhood [PDF]

NeuroImage: Clinical
Accumulating evidence from neuroimaging studies has implicated widespread disruptions in brain connectivity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with altered connectivity patterns reported as early as infancy.
Bosi Chen, Iris Menu, Lanxin Ji, Christopher J. Trentacosta, Moriah E. Thomason   +4 more
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The association between autistic traits and quality of social interactions in the daily life of adolescents and young adults

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogenous groups of neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by difficulties in social communication and the presence of restricted interests and repetitive behaviors.
L. Fusar-Poli, T. Investigators, J. van Os, B. P. Rutten, S. Guloksuz   +4 more
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Time perception of individuals with subthreshold autistic traits: the regulation of interpersonal information associations

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background People with high subthreshold autistic traits usually share behavioral patterns similar to those of individuals on the autism spectrum, but with fewer social and cognitive changes.
Bin Xuan, Shuo Li, Peng Li, Lu Yang
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Can measures of social cognition predict autistic traits?

Acta Psychologica, 2023
Past research has yielded conflicting findings concerning socio-cognitive deficits in individuals with autistic traits. This raises the fundamental question whether autistic traits and socio-cognitive abilities are related. The present study investigated
Juan Carlos Oliveros, Idalmis Santiesteban, José Luis Ulloa   +2 more
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Gender Differences in Peer Influence on Autistic Traits in Special Needs Schools—Evidence From Staff Reports

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Children and adolescents with an intellectual disability (ID) and autistic traits often attend special needs schools where they are surrounded by peers with diverse characteristics.
Gina Nenniger, Verena Hofmann, Christoph M. Müller   +2 more
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The longitudinal bidirectional relationship between autistic traits and brain morphology from childhood to adolescence: a population-based cohort study

Molecular Autism, 2022
Objective Autistic traits are associated with alterations in brain morphology. However, the anatomic location of these differences and their developmental trajectories are unclear.
Melisa Durkut, Elisabet Blok, Anna Suleri, Tonya White   +3 more
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