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Atypical nested 22q11.2 duplications are associated with neurodevelopmental phenotypes including autism spectrum disorder with incomplete penetranceOur findings contribute to the genotype–phenotype data for atypical nested 22q11.2 duplications, with implications for genetic counseling
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Sleep problems and anxiety from 2 to 8 years and the influence of autistic traits: a longitudinal studyAnxiety 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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Prevalence of Motor Difficulties in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Analysis of a Population-Based CohortIn this population-based cohort that included 2,084 children with autism aged ≤6 years, over one-third met the criteria for motor difficulties
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Are autistic traits in the general population stable across development?There is accumulating evidence that autistic traits (AT) are on a continuum in the general population.
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Androgen concentrations in umbilical cord blood and their association with maternal, fetal and obstetric factorsThe aim of this study was to measure umbilical blood androgen concentrations in a birth cohort using a highly specific liquid chromatography-tandem mass...
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Hemispheric division of function is the result of independent probabilistic biasesCausal theories propose that functional asymmetry is an obligatory pattern of organisation, while statistical theories maintain this is a reflection...
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Evidence against poor semantic encoding in individuals with autismThis article tests the hypothesis that individuals with autism poorly encode verbal information to the semantic level of processing, instead paying greater...
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The development of the picture superiority effectWhen pictures and words are presented serially in an explicit memory task, recall of the pictures is superior.
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Sex-specific associations between umbilical cord blood testosterone levels and language delay in early childhoodPreliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay.
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Duration of breast-feeding and language ability to middle childhoodThere is controversy over whether increased breast-feeding duration has long-term benefits for language development.