Deficits in mentalizing and attachment occur in the autism and schizophrenia spectrum, and their extended traits in the general population. Parental attachment and the broader social environment highly influence the development of mentalizing. Given the
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. The aims of this study were to investigate autistic traits associated with the broader ...
Significant progress has been made in elucidating the genetic underpinnings of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, there are still significant gaps in our understanding of the link between genomics, neurobiology and clinical phenotype in scientific
To further prioritize likely ASD-associated variants, we identified variants impacting genes in a list of known neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD)/ASD genes, which included the Genomics England NDD/autism panel genes and Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) genes with a score of 1. Th...
Given the recent evidence on gender differences in the presentation of autism, there is an increasing concern that current tools for autism do not adequately capture traits more often found in women. If tools for autism measure autistic traits differentl
A number of characteristics associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are over-represented among patients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) as well as among relatives of these patients. Yet the co-occurrence of autistic traits in AN has not been fully explored and no previous study has directly ...
Higher levels of social media usage should be associated with an increased prevalence of psychotic spectrum traits and disorders; and (3) Higher levels of autistic traits should be associated with lower social media usage, and internet usage that is geared towards less-mentalistic cognition. ...
To prepare for his iconic role inRain ManDustin Hoffman spent considerable time with individuals on the autism spectrum. His portrayal of Raymond Babbitt, an autistic savant, is both sensitive and powerful, shedding light on a misunderstood condition. Through his exceptional acting, he brings underst...
The general flow of clinical genetic tests starts from getting the full list of genetic variants, whether by genotyping specific positions in the genome or, more commonly nowadays, by sequencing large regions in the human genome (e.g. gene panels or Exomes). Recently, even full genomes using ...
the groups of males and females with ASD did not differ on the severity of autistic symptoms in social interactions, communication, or RRB, limiting our ability to assess whether the observed sex-by-diagnosis interaction has an impact on the observed behavioral phenotype. Finally, to achieve a ...