Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: diagnostic, neurobiological, and behavioral features

A Napolitano, S Schiavi, P La Rosa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with a
worldwide prevalence of about 1%, characterized by impairments in social interaction …

Environmental risk factors for autism: an evidence-based review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

A Modabbernia, E Velthorst, A Reichenberg - Molecular autism, 2017 - Springer
Background According to recent evidence, up to 40–50% of variance in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) liability might be determined by environmental factors. In the present paper …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years—autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 sites …

DL Christensen - MMWR. Surveillance summaries, 2016 - cdc.gov
Results: For 2012, the combined estimated prevalence of ASD among the 11 ADDM
Network sites was 14.6 per 1,000 (one in 68) children aged 8 years. Estimated prevalence …

Big data approaches to decomposing heterogeneity across the autism spectrum

MV Lombardo, MC Lai, S Baron-Cohen - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Autism is a diagnostic label based on behavior. While the diagnostic criteria attempt to
maximize clinical consensus, it also masks a wide degree of heterogeneity between and …

Testing the empathizing–systemizing theory of sex differences and the extreme male brain theory of autism in half a million people

DM Greenberg, V Warrier, C Allison… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
The Empathizing–Systemizing (ES) theory of typical sex differences suggests that
individuals may be classified based on empathy and systemizing. An extension of the ES …

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 …

Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: a review

SL Ferri, T Abel, ES Brodkin - Current psychiatry reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Neurodevelopmental disorders disproportionately affect males.
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …

[HTML][HTML] Sex/gender differences and autism: setting the scene for future research

MC Lai, MV Lombardo, B Auyeung… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The relationship between sex/gender differences and autism has attracted a
variety of research ranging from clinical and neurobiological to etiological, stimulated by the …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis of sex differences in human brain structure

ANV Ruigrok, G Salimi-Khorshidi, MC Lai… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
The prevalence, age of onset, and symptomatology of many neuropsychiatric conditions
differ between males and females. To understand the causes and consequences of sex …

Measuring autistic traits in the general population: a systematic review of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) in a nonclinical population sample of 6,900 typical adult …

E Ruzich, C Allison, P Smith, P Watson, B Auyeung… - Molecular autism, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is a self-report measure of autistic traits. It is
frequently cited in diverse fields and has been administered to adults of at least average …