Functional impairment is a core feature of both autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. While diagnostically independent, they can co-occur in the same individual at both the trait and diagnostic levels. The effect of such co-occurrence is hypothesized to worsen functional impairment. The diametric model, however, suggests that the disorders are etiologically and phenotypically diametrical, representing the extreme of a unidimensional continuum of cognition and behavior. ...

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• 2022
• April 2022

It is biologically plausible that risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is elevated by both short and long interpregnancy intervals (IPI). We conducted a retrospective cohort study of singleton, non-nulliparous live births. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• August 2021

ASD, in the context of prenatal maternal stress exposure, may be associated with a more severe phenotype, particularly when there are multiple prenatal exposures ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• November 2017

In this review, we comprehensively evaluate the rationale for oxytocin as a therapeutic, evaluating evidence from various various sources. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• January 2017

this study is the first to show an association between immune activation history in the mother and increased ASD symptom severity in children with ASD ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• August 2018

Standard peer mentoring approaches can be enhanced to meet the needs of students with ASD by including training for mentors on ASD ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• December 2018

Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability have higher rates of treatment episodes for psychiatric disorders ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• March 2016

An existing randomised controlled trial was used to investigate whether multiple ultrasound scans may be associated with the autism phenotype. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2012
• March 2012

Prevalence statistics for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) vary widely across geographical boundaries. Some variation can be explained by diagnostic methods... ...

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• 2011
• February 2011

This study investigated whether the Communication Checklist - Adult (CC-A) could identify subtypes of social and communication dysfunction in autism probands an ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• November 2010