The etiology of autism spectrum disorders is unknown but there are claims of increasing prevalence in many countries. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• October 2010

This article tests the hypothesis that individuals with autism poorly encode verbal information to the semantic level of processing, instead paying greater... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2007
• May 2007

The broad autism phenotype commonly refers to sub-clinical levels of autistic-like behaviour and cognition presented in biological relatives of autistic people. In a recent study, we reported findings suggesting that the broad autism phenotype may also be expressed in facial morphology, specifically increased facial masculinity. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

This research explored the relationship between the broader autism phenotype (BAP) among parents, an index of genetic liability for ASD, and proband... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• April 2013

Greater facial asymmetry has been consistently found in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relative to children without ASD. There is substantial evidence that both facial structure and the recurrence of ASD diagnosis are highly heritable within a nuclear family. Furthermore, sub-clinical levels of autistic-like behavioural characteristics have also been reported in first-degree relatives of individuals with ASD, commonly known as the 'broad autism phenotype'. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• November 2021

For World Autism Acceptance Day, we asked our clients, their families and the community to tell us what they would like people to know about autism. Senior Speech Pathologist Sally Grauaug compiled their ideas and feedbacks into this new blog. ...

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In this new blog, Speech Pathology Lead Aria May explores how to talk to your child about a recent autism diagnosis. ...

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We examined early signs of ASD in infants wit tuberous sclerosis complex, approximately 50% of whom will meet criteria for ASD by age 3. ...

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• 2017
• December 2017

Birth order effects have been linked to variability in intelligence, educational attainment and sexual orientation. First- and later-born children have been linked to an increased likelihood of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, with a smaller body of evidence implicating decreases in cognitive functioning with increased birth order. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

We tested whether maternal vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is related to the autism phenotype. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• January 2013