Social cognition broadly refers to the processing of social information in the brain that
underlies abilities such as the detection of others' emotions and responding appropriately to …

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and the presence of …

Background The ability to spontaneously attend to the social overtures and activities of
others is essential for the development of social cognition and communication. This ability is …

Concern for distressed others is a highly valued human capacity, but little is known about its
early ontogeny. Theoretical accounts of empathy development have emphasized stages, but …

In the past few years, several experimental studies have suggested that empathy occurs in
the social lives of rodents. Thus, rodent behavioral models can now be developed to …

Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) suffer from gastrointestinal problems
such as diarrhoea, constipation and abdominal pain. This has stimulated investigations into …

The presence of autism‐related traits has been well documented in undiagnosed family
members of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The most common finding is …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts an individual's developmental trajectory across
several domains, supporting the importance of early detection and identification, which is …

Objective As compared to the utility of early emerging social communicative risk markers for
predicting a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), less is known about the …

Researchers increasingly employ longitudinal trajectory methods to understand
developmental pathways of people on the autism spectrum across the lifespan. By …