Delays within the motor domain are often overlooked as an early surveillance marker for autism. The present study evaluated motor difficulties and its potential as an early predictive marker for later autism likelihood in a cohort of infants showing early behavioral signs of autism aged 9-14 months. The motor domain was evaluated using the motor subscales of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning at baseline, and at a 6-month follow-up. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

While early exposure to alcohol may influence the development of facial structures, it does not appear to be associated with ASD phenotypic variability ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Satisfactory content validity is reported, where ongoing consumer feedback shaped the dataset from which the final items were selected ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

Mini‐commentaries on what they considered to be the current gaps in research on autism spectrum disorder ...

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• 2019
• May 2019

Our results show that perception of body size for computer-generated stimuli was non-linear ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

The aim of the paper is to outline the future of early identification and intervention of ASD and the research goals to be addressed to achieve this vision. ...

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• 2017
• June 2017

Technology-based interventions may provide a relatively low-cost addition to existing therapist-delivered interventions for children with ASD ...

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• 2017
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The SNP-based heritability for ADHD symptom scores indicates a polygenic architecture, and genes involved in neurite outgrowth are possibly involved ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Reported practice of some professionals in Australia may not be consistent with international best practice guidelines for ASD diagnosis ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

Developmental co-ordination disorder is a motor skill disorder that affects an estimated 5-6% of children but lacks recognition and understanding, leading to under-diagnosis ...

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• 2018
• October 2018