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Aspects of interpersonal sensitivity relate differentially to subclinical social phobia and autistic traits

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2022
Background: Social and communication difficulties are a symptom of both social phobia and autism. One form of trait dimension that is extremely relevant to such difficulties is interpersonal sensitivity.
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi, Shamim Razaghi Kashani, Elena Gallitto, Craig Leth-Steensen   +3 more
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Do Influential Articles on the Genetics of Autism Show Evidence of Engagement With the Autistic Community?

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Investigations into the etiology and genetic basis of autism continue to drive much autism research, yet reports are emerging of this research not aligning with priorities of autistic people. Engagement of autistic people in the research process is a key way to take their perspectives on board.
Heidi Kristiina Kaljusto, Emma Wilson, Sue Fletcher‐Watson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNA binding site variation is enriched in psychiatric disorders

Human Mutation, Volume 43, Issue 12, Page 2153-2169, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Psychiatric disorders have a polygenic architecture, often associated with dozens or hundreds of independent genomic loci. Most associated loci impact noncoding regions of the genome, suggesting that the majority of disease heritability originates from the disruption of regulatory sequences.
Michael P. Geaghan, William R. Reay, Murray J. Cairns   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autistic Traits and Psychosocial Predictors of Depressive Symptoms

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
AbstractHigher rates of depression and of depressed mood are associated with autistic traits, and both are associated with social interaction factors, such as social self-efficacy, social motivation and loneliness. This study examined whether these social factors explain the association between autistic traits and depression.
Lorna Camus, Kirsty Jones, Emily O'Dowd, Bonnie Auyeung, Gnanathusharan Rajendran, Mary Stewart   +5 more
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Maternal autistic traits and anxiety in children with typical development in Chinese families: a moderated mediation model of mothers’ negative emotional expressions and child gender

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundPrior studies have focused on the effects of maternal autistic traits on children with autism, but little attention has been paid to the effects of maternal autistic traits on typically developing children, while the mechanisms of the effects ...
Jiyou Gu, Tiantian Li, Huiqin Dong
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The Effect of Autistic Traits on Social Orienting in Typically Developing Individuals

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by wide ranging and heterogeneous changes in social and cognitive abilities, including deficits in orienting attention during early processing of stimuli. Investigators
Guoyao Lin, Guoyao Lin, Yanling Cui, Jiajing Zeng, Liang Huang   +4 more
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Do highly sensitive persons display hypersensitive narcissism? Similarities and differences in the nomological networks of sensory processing sensitivity and vulnerable narcissism

Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 228-254, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Individuals with high sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) (“highly sensitive persons”) are thought to be easily excitable and overwhelmed, highly attentive to aesthetic impressions, and particularly sensitive to sensory stimulation.
Emanuel Jauk, Madita Knödler, Julia Frenzel, Philipp Kanske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autistic traits in gender dysphoria

, 2015
Introduction The purpose of this research is to investigate autistic traits in youth with gender dysphoria (GD). Earlier research demostrated higher prevalence rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in GD. Method A group of 539 children has registered at the Knowledge and Care center for Gender dysphoria of the VU Medical Centre in Amsterdam.
Anna van der Miesen, Annelou de Vries, Thomas Steensma, Catharina Hartman   +3 more
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Peer Support of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Higher Education Institutions by Typical Students

IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences, 2017
In recent times, the number of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in higher education institutions in Japan has increased. As a result, some researchers have investigated the role of peer support provided by typical students in supporting ...
Kai Nagase
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Using the power of memes: The Pepper Robot as a communicative facilitator for autistic children (cAESAR2023 workshop) [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
This article describes the preliminary qualitative results of a therapeutic laboratory involving the Pepper robot, as a facilitator, to promote autonomy and functional acquisition in autistic children with low support needs (level 1 support). The lab, designed and led by a multidisciplinary team, involved 4 children, aged 11 to 13 years, and was ...
arxiv