There is preliminary evidence that infant siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have an atypical pattern of crying ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• July 2017

This study provides the first evidence for the association between restricted and repetitive behaviors and age of attainment of early motor milestones. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• June 2017

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition whose biological basis is yet to be elucidated. The Australian Autism Biobank (AAB) is an initiative of the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC) to establish an Australian resource of biospecimens, phenotypes and genomic data for research on autism. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

There are no well-established biomedical treatments for the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A small number of studies suggest that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, may improve clinical and cognitive outcomes in ASD. ...

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• 2021
• July 2021

Social communication difficulties in autism spectrum disorder have been associated with poor Theory of Mind (ToM), an ability to attribute mental states to others. Interventions using humanoid robots could improve ToM that may generalize to human-human interactions. Traditionally, ToM has been measured using the Firth-Happe Animations (FHA) task which depicts interactions between two animated triangles. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

Several studies have explored relationships between parent broader autism phenotype and offspring communication, and have reported that autistic-like traits in parents are related to offspring communication difficulties and autism severity. However, past research has focused on studying such associations in childhood and we know very little about them in infancy. With accumulating evidence that interventions administered during infancy may be most effective in reducing ASD symptoms, it is imperative to examine whether relationships between parent autistic-like traits and child communication appear even earlier during this critical period of life. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Many clinicians in New Zealand do not follow guidelines for best practice in autism diagnosis. In this study, we investigated the processes that health professionals in New Zealand follow when diagnosing autistic children and adults. We asked 117 health professionals from a range of services and regions in New Zealand, how they identify and diagnose autism. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Restricted and repetitive behaviours constitute a core symptom domain of autism spectrum disorder ...

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• 2016
• June 2016

Understanding how and why these disorders co-occur has important implications for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, as well as for developing fundamental... ...

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• 2015
• May 2015

This study tested the 'Extreme Male Brain' theory & androgyny accounts of Autism spectrum disorder. ...

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• 2015
• July 2015

This study adds to existing evidence that the rate of pre-existing psychiatric disorders in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder is higher than... ...

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• 2015
• September 2015

This study provides the first clear evidence of a reduction over time in the behavioral severity of individuals diagnosed with Autistic Disorder during a period of stability in diagnostic criteria ...

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• 2017
• January 2017