Background: There is a dearth of nationally representative data on the prevalence and correlates of service use and functional outcomes among young adults with ASDs. Basic descriptive data on the prevalence and patterns of service use and related outcomes is necessary for planning by policy makers ...
The study of sexual dimorphism in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders is challenging due to the complex interplay of diverse biological, psychological, and social factors. Males are more susceptible to neurodevelopmental disorders including inte
Also, the Scottish government says they will be listening to autistic people in their latest policy plans, and we believe that considering autistic people's research priorities is an important part of this. Our findings also add to growing calls for change to happen in...
Autism isa neurological developmental disabilitywith an estimated prevalence of one to two percent of the American and worldwide population. The diversity of the disability means that each person's individual experience of autism and needs for supports and services can vary widely. Can autism go away...
Little is known about the symptom profile of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is also unknown whether self-report questionnaires are useful in measuring OCD in ASD. We sought to describe the symptom profiles of adults with ASD, OCD...
What Genius and Autism Have in Common? 天才和自闭症者的共同之处? Maia Szalavitz 迈亚 • 塞拉维茨 1 Child prodigies evoke awe, wonder and sometimes jealousy: how can such young children display the kinds of musical or mathematical talents that most adults will never master, even with years ...
Across the whole literature on sport/physical activity and autism, the proportion of studies employing objective and quantitative markers to assess the effects of a given sport program on autistic participants remains low (less than 20 percent of the literature on sport and autism). The majority of...
autism spectrum disorder; comorbidity; intellectual disability; psychopharmacology; polypharmacy; prescribing1. Introduction This is a review focusing on the group of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder. It is an update to a review just over 10 years ago that found ...
Alterations in sensory processing, a key component of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have recently attracted increasing attention as they result in peculiar responses to sensory stimuli, possibly representing a risk factor for the development of somatic symptom disorder (SSD). Contextually, other featu...
There are many sources of college scholarships for students on the autism spectrum. Anayat DurraniSept. 18, 2024 Financial Aid Questions for Parents Asking these critical questions can help save time, energy, money and disappointment. Torrence BanksandJ. Anthony CalhounSept. 13, 2024 ...