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. The present study investigated the potential association between birth order and ASD diagnostic phenotypes in a large and representative population sample. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

Early identification and intervention are recognised as important elements of the clinical pathway for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be diagnosed at a different age than children who only have one of these diagnoses. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

There is increasing interest in the potential contribution of the gut microbiome to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, previous studies have been underpowered and have not been designed to address potential confounding factors in a comprehensive way. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

Although autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most heritable of all neuropsychiatric syndromes, most affected children are born to unaffected parents. Recently, we reported an average increase of 3-5% over general population risk of ASD among offspring of adults who have first-degree relatives with ASD in a large epidemiologic family sample. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

A pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

ASD's are complex, pervasive and heterogeneous neurodevelopmental conditions with varying conditions, trajectories, significant male bias and unknown etiology. ...

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• 2017
• December 2017

These data highlight that early life levels of vitamin D are an important consideration for maternal behavioural adaptations as well as offspring neuropsychiatry ...

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• 2018
• May 2018

This study suggests that low Apgar score is associated with higher risk of autism spectrum disorder, and in particular autistic disorder ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

Mothers of children with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have poorer health than other mothers. ...

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• 2014
• December 2014

Behavioural differences in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from simplex and multiplex families ...

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• 2014
• December 2014

While previous studies have found a link between testosterone levels in amniotic fluid and autistic-like traits, a similar relationship has not been found... ...

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• 2015
• June 2015

Increases in ASD was not only limited to advancing paternal or maternal age alone but also to differences parental age including younger or older similarly age ...

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• 2016
• May 2016