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Behavioral Sciences
Alexander Weiss, Vanessa A. D. Wilson, William D. Hopkins
Summary: By testing the association between rearing methods and a specific genotype with autism-related phenotypes in chimpanzees, this study found that the phenotype is moderately heritable and chimpanzees reared by their mothers had lower scores. Chimpanzees with an indel deletion genotype had higher scores, but the interaction between genotype and rearing was unexpected based on previous work.
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Psychiatry
Doha Bemmouna, Sebastien Weibel, Markus Kosel, Roland Hasler, Luisa Weiner, Nader Perroud
Summary: The co-occurrence of ADHD and ASD in adults is common. The utility of the AQ as a screening tool for ASD in the context of ADHD is limited, but the imagination subscale can be useful for distinguishing between individuals with ADHD and ASD.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi, Craig Leth-Steensen
Summary: The current study used latent profile analysis to examine autism traits in a sample of university participants. The findings suggest that autism characteristics can be categorized into four latent profiles, with attention to detail being a unique facet. These results provide support for the fractional nature of the autism continuum.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jin Hyung Lee, Hyunchan Hwang, Juri Yun, Hee Jun Kim, Seo-Koo Yoo, Un Sun Chung, Doug Hyun Han
Summary: The study developed a music-based attention test (MAT) to assess clinical symptoms and communication skills in individuals with autism. The MAT showed good internal consistency and validity, and attention measured using the MAT was correlated with social quotient in autistic individuals. The study suggests that the MAT could be a relevant tool for assessing attention in individuals with ASD.
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Patsy P. S. Wong, Veronica C. M. Wai, Raymond W. S. Chan, Cecilia N. W. Leung, Patrick W. L. Leung
Summary: The study demonstrated that the Autism-Spectrum Quotient questionnaires were effective in differentiating the autism spectrum disorder group from the typically developing group and the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder group but were not able to effectively distinguish the latter two groups from each other.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Cecilia N. W. Leung, Cindy Sin Yu Leung, Raymond W. S. Chan, Patrick W. L. Leung
Summary: This study aimed to test and develop alternative short versions of the autism spectrum quotient (AQ-10) for use in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Chinese versions of AQ-10 showed slightly greater discriminative power than the original UK versions. The AQ-10-HK was recommended for local practice, while the original AQ-10-UK can be used for international multi-site research collaboration.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kei Kanari, Moe Kikuchi-Ito
Summary: This study found that eye movement patterns exhibited by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can serve as biomarkers for ASD diagnosis, and the gain of slow-phase OKN may predict individual differences in the degree of ASD.
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Jessica E. Mingins, Joanne Tarver, Jane Waite, Chris Jones, Andrew D. R. Surtees
Summary: Autistic children with higher intelligence quotient are more likely to experience anxiety, although there is inconsistent evidence. Most studies support a significant relationship between intelligence quotient and anxiety in autistic children, with some exceptions. Future research should use fully validated measures to explore this relationship further.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Yiqin Zhu, Wenting Mu, Marianne G. Chirica, Howard Berenbaum
Summary: This study aimed to develop a theory-driven factor structure of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) that fit well across different samples. The researchers proposed a six-factor solution and tested it using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results showed that the theory-driven six-factor structure had a good fit across samples and could be used to measure different domains of autism spectrum features.
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Clinical Neurology
Richard H. Cole, Michael S. Elmalem, Panayiota Petrochilos
Summary: In a cohort of adults with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), the prevalence of autistic traits and alexithymia is reported, along with the associated psychiatric comorbidity. Furthermore, it is explored whether alexithymia mediates the association between autistic traits and comorbidity.
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Education, Special
Jing Meng, Chao Huo, Hengheng Tao, Zuoshan Li, Lin Shen
Summary: The study found that children with ASD have higher autistic traits compared to typically developing children, but there were no significant differences in autistic traits between parents in the two groups. Furthermore, the correlation in autistic traits between parents and children was only significant in the typically developing group. This suggests that the Autism-Spectrum Quotient may be useful as a screening tool for parents to identify children who should undergo further screening for autistic traits.
RESEARCH IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Fangyuan Liu, Anke M. Scheeren, Rachel Grove, Rosa A. Hoekstra, Ke Wang, Dehua Guo, Chongying Wang, Sander Begeer
Summary: The study evaluated the factor structure of the parent-reported Autism Spectrum Quotient Short Form in autistic children from China and the Netherlands, revealing culturally variant factor structures that may hinder cross-cultural comparisons. Substantial variation in parent-reported autistic traits between China and the Netherlands was observed, indicating potential challenges in cross-cultural assessments.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Christoph Klein, Teresa Miczuga, Marie Sophie Kost, Hannah Roering, Tomasz A. Jarczok, Nico Bast, Ulf Thiemann, Christian Fleischhaker, Ludger Tebartz Van Elst, Andreas Riedel, Monica Biscaldi
Summary: Sensory features in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have gained attention in clinical work and research. The study introduces a self-rating scale, SPQ, to measure sensory hypersensitivity in adults with ASD. The researchers present the translation and validation of the SPQ in German, as well as its reliability and validity in autistic and neuro-typical samples.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Wei Li, Hannah Rohde, Martin Corley
Summary: This study found that participants' evaluations of a speaker's meaning differed from the real-time comprehension processes. The way interpretation is achieved may vary across individuals due to individual differences.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Ekachaeryanti Zain, Naoki Fukui, Yuichiro Watanabe, Koyo Hashijiri, Takaharu Motegi, Maki Ogawa, Jun Egawa, Koji Nishijima, Toshiyuki Someya
Summary: This study aimed to clarify the optimal factor structure of the AQ for assessing autistic traits among perinatal women in Japan. Through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis on a sample of Japanese women, a model consisting of 25 items distributed across three factors was identified. This three-factor model was found to be superior to previous models in assessing autistic traits.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Bernard J. Crespi, Tanya L. Procyshyn
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2017)
Article
Ecology
Mikael Mokkonen, Esa Koskela, Tanya Procyshyn, Bernard Crespi
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2018)
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Neurosciences
Brian M. Bird, Shawn N. Geniole, Tanya L. Procyshyn, Triana L. Ortiz, Justin M. Carre, Neil V. Watson
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2019)
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Behavioral Sciences
Tanya L. Procyshyn, Neil Watson, Bernard J. Crespi
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2020)
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Genetics & Heredity
Tanya L. Procyshyn, Michael V. Lombardo, Meng-Chuan Lai, Bonnie Auyeung, Sarah K. Crockford, J. Deakin, S. Soubramanian, A. Sule, Simon Baron-Cohen, Richard A. I. Bethlehem
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shawn N. Geniole, Tanya L. Procyshyn, Nicole Marley, Triana L. Ortiz, Brian M. Bird, Ashley L. Marcellus, Keith M. Welker, Pierre L. Bonin, Bernard Goldfarb, Neil V. Watson, Justin M. Carre
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2019)
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Biology
Tanya L. Procyshyn, Jason Spence, Silven Read, Neil V. Watson, Bernard J. Crespi