Andrew Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew AJ PhD Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids and University of Western Australia; Director, CliniKids Andrew.Whitehouse@telethonkids.org.au Angela Wright Bennett Professor of ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

The aim of the present study was to compare scale and conditional reliability derived from item response theory analyses among the most commonly used, as well as several newly developed, observation, interview, and parent-report autism instruments. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

We investigated whether a commonly used research assessment - the Autism Observation Scale for Infants (AOSI) - accurately measures autism behaviours among infants showing early signs of autism identified within the community. The AOSI is often included in studies tracking the development of infants at increased likelihood of autism, such as the infant siblings of diagnosed children. However, the suitability of this measure has not previously been tested with community-referred infants. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

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... ...

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• 2013
• April 2013

Motor features of autism have long been acknowledged by clinicians, researchers, and community stakeholders. Current DSM-5 and ICD-11 guidelines allow clinicians to assign a co-occurring diagnosis of developmental [motor] coordination disorder for autistic individuals with significant motor problems. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

This study examines the association of autism spectrum traits, depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviour in individuals with psychotic experiences ...

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• 2018
• May 2018

This paper discusses changes in diagnostic criteria, decreasing age at diagnosis, improved case ascertainment, diagnostic substitution, and social influences. ...

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• 2010
• February 2010

Emma Helen Glasson Leonard EJ HM BPsych BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB MPH Senior Research Fellow Principal Research Fellow +61 419 956 946 emma.glasson@telethonkids.org.au helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research Fellow Principal Research Fellow @ ...

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Our data suggest an overall dysregulation in resting autonomic activity in adults with autism spectrum disorder ...

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• 2019
• June 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

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