Electrophysiological Indices of Audiovisual Speech Perception in the Broader Autism Phenotype. [PDF]
Brain Sci, 2017 When a speaker talks, the consequences of this can both be heard (audio) and seen (visual). A novel visual phonemic restoration task was used to assess behavioral discrimination and neural signatures (event-related potentials, or ERP) of audiovisual processing in typically developing children with a range of social and communicative skills assessed ...
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Extremely preterm birth and autistic traits in young adulthood: the EPICure study
Molecular Autism, 2021 Background A high prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is reported in children born extremely preterm (EP), but an even larger proportion of survivors are affected by subclinical difficulties than meet diagnostic criteria.
Helen O’Reilly +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 Autistic traits can help people gain and sustain power, and has probably done so throughout history, says the present paper. A number of testable claims follow from this assumption. First, the powerful should have more autistic traits than others – which
Geir Overskeid
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Emotion recognition skills and the ability to understand the mental states of others are crucial for normal social functioning. Conversely, delays and impairments in these processes can have a profound impact on capability to engage in, maintain, and ...
Mirko Uljarević +8 more
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Language growth in very young siblings at risk for autism spectrum disorder [PDF]
, 2019 Background Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show substantial variability in their language development. Language problems are highly prevalent in these children.
Beyers, Wim +7 more
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A Study of the Wellbeing of Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Sibling Efficacy, Positive and Negative Affect, and Coping Strategies [PDF]
, 2018 Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) include pervasive developmental disorders characterised by communication deficits, difficulty with social understanding, and repetitive behaviors.
Habelrih, Emily Anne +2 more
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Investigating the structure of the autism-spectrum quotient using Mokken scaling [PDF]
, 2015 Traits similar to those shown in autism spectrum condition (ASC) are apparent in relatives of individuals with ASC, and in the general population without necessarily meeting diagnostic criteria for an ASC.
Allison, Carrie +3 more
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Reduced neural sensitivity to social stimuli in infants at risk for autism [PDF]
, 2013 In the hope of discovering early markers of autism, attention has recently turned to the study of infants at risk owing to being the younger siblings of children with autism.
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The early development of infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder : characteristics of sibling interactions [PDF]
, 2018 Although sibling interactions play an important role in children's early development, they are rarely studied in very young children with an older brother or sister with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study used a naturalistic, observational method
Bontinck, Chloè +4 more
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What are Replicable Aspects of the Broader Autism Phenotype among College Students?
Collabra: Psychology, 2020 Are people with heightened autistic traits less likely to help other people? Recent research suggests that heightened autistic traits are associated with reduced self-reported prosocial behavior among college students.
Ariana Riccio +4 more
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