Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis, management, and health services development

CM Murphy, CE Wilson, DM Robertson… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by pervasive difficulties since early childhood across reciprocal social communication and …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between alexithymia and theory of mind: A systematic review

S Pisani, J Murphy, J Conway, E Millgate… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM), the ability to represent the mental states of oneself and
others, is an essential social skill disrupted across many psychiatric conditions. The …

[HTML][HTML] Empirical failures of the claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind.

MA Gernsbacher, M Yergeau - Archives of scientific psychology, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
The claim that autistic people lack a theory of mind—that they fail to understand that other
people have a mind or that they themselves have a mind—pervades psychology. This article …

Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism

MC Lai, MV Lombardo, ANV Ruigrok, B Chakrabarti… - …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Autobiographical descriptions and clinician observations suggest that some individuals with
autism, particularly females,'camouflage'their social communication difficulties, which may …

Patterns of nonsocial and social cognitive functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

T Velikonja, AK Fett, E Velthorst - JAMA psychiatry, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many studies have investigated impairments in cognitive domains in adults with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet, to date, a comprehensive overview on the patterns of …

The association between theory of mind, executive function, and the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder

CRG Jones, E Simonoff, G Baird, A Pickles… - Autism …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
It has been strongly argued that atypical cognitive processes in autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) contribute to the expression of behavioural symptoms. Comprehensive investigation …

The “reading the mind in the eyes” test: complete absence of typical sex difference in~ 400 men and women with autism

S Baron-Cohen, DC Bowen, RJ Holt, C Allison… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” test (Eyes test) is an advanced test of theory of mind.
Typical sex difference has been reported (ie, female advantage). Individuals with autism …

Executive function: Cognition and behaviour in adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

K Johnston, K Murray, D Spain, I Walker… - Journal of autism and …, 2019 - Springer
Studies of executive function (EF) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reported mixed
findings. Possible confounds include EF domain assessed and co-occurring …

Demographic and cognitive profile of individuals seeking a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adulthood

FG Happé, H Mansour, P Barrett, T Brown… - Journal of autism and …, 2016 - Springer
Little is known about ageing with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We examined the
characteristics of adults referred to a specialist diagnostic centre for assessment of possible …