To further explore the effect of disorder-associated genes on cognitive functions, we investigated whether they play a role in broader cognitive traits. ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

Probiotics may be neuroprotective for preterm neonates due to their anti-inflammatory effects and ability to facilitate nutrition. AIM: To assess long-term effects of early probiotic supplementation on neuropsychological development in preterm infants ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

In the majority of people, language production is lateralized to the left cerebral hemisphere and visuospatial skills to the right. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• May 2012

In this study, the influence of genome-wide measured single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was investigated in 3 cohorts (total N = 4,596 children) in which... ...

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• 2014
• February 2014

In the majority of people, functional differences are observed between the two cerebral hemispheres: language production is typically subserved by the left... ...

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• 2011
• August 2011

Researchers do not know much about what autistic adults, parents and professionals think about support goals for young autistic children. People's views of support goals might also be influenced by their beliefs about early support more generally. This survey involved 87 autistic adults, 159 parents of autistic children and 80 clinical professionals living in New Zealand and Australia. ...

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• 2024
• February 2024

The MACROD2 gene is a strong positional candidate risk factor for autistic-like traits in the general population ...

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• 2014
• December 2014

Anxiety and sleep problems may be an early indicator of autism in young children and early autistic traits may also contribute to anxiety problems later in childhood ...

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• 2019
• August 2019

The current data add to the increasing evidence for the lack of relationship between autistic traits and postnatal levels of testosterone in men ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

This study aimed to explore the rates of motor difficulties in children from the Australian Autism Biobank, and how early motor concerns impacted on children functionally. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Andrew Gemma Gail Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Upson Alvares AJ GU GA PhD BSc MClinAud MBA PhD Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids and University of Western Australia; Director, CliniKids General Manager, ...

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Prenatal exposure to vitamin D is thought to be critical for optimal fetal neurodevelopment, yet vitamin D deficiency is apparent in a growing proportion of... ...

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• 2015
• June 2015