(2011). Autism and autistic traits in people exposed to heavy prenatal alcohol: data from a clinical series of 21 individuals and nested case control study. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 5, 42-49.Mukherjee RA, Layton M,Yacoub E et al.Autism and autistic traits in ...
" she said. "People are most likely to binge drink during college. Then they mature and go on with life. Someone who is more socially withdrawn may not engage in that sort of drinking, but he or she may have an escalating pattern of drinking that leads to alcoholism."...
Another area of concern was the strong association between vulnerability and substance use among autistic teenagers and adults. Previous work from the Cambridge team suggests that autistic adults may be much more likely to have adverse life experiences and be at greater risk of suicide than others. ...
An additional factor shaping the sexuality of autistic people is the nature of sexual experiences, and the increased sexual risks and vulnerabilities that have been identified among autistic females. Mediated by a lack of sexual knowledge [25], and difficulties facilitating social interactions [26], ...
Recent years have seen attempts to tether knowledge about suicide in autistic people to existing models about suicide in the general population, which might afford deeper understanding and predictive utility. Particular attention has been paid to the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (ITS) [14], which...
Comparative dermatoglyphic study between autistic patients and normal people in Iran Leventhal, "Fluoxetine treatment of children and adults with autistic disorder and mental retardation," Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. Low-Dose Fluoxetine in Four Children with...
She liked feeling other people's hands and faces and displayed some obsessive tendencies. On the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales, her functional development was approximately at an age range of 1–2 years. On examination at 17 years of age, her head circumference was 53.5 cm (25th centile)...
She’d planned to keep it casual, but instead the experience opens cracks in the armor Leah’s been using to keep people at a distance and keep herself safe. Now she needs to grapple with the trauma that’s been impacting her life for years. ...
Alternatively, it is possible that the women with higher levels of autistic-like traits may engage in more risk-taking behaviors during pregnancy, including exposures to drugs, smoking, or alcohol. Previ- ous studies have shown that these environmental expo- sures are linked to a higher ...
Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized by difficulties interpreting one’s own emotional states, is commonly elevated in autistic adults, and a growing body of literature suggests that this trait underlies a number of cognitive and emotional diff