The concept of autism is a significant contribution from child psychiatry that has entered
wider culture and public consciousness, and has evolved significantly over the last four …

Within research into neurodevelopmental disorders, little is known about the mechanisms
underpinning changes in symptom severity across development. When the behavioural …

Background It is proposed that some individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can
'compensate'for their underlying difficulties (eg in theory of mind; ToM), thus demonstrating …

It has been strongly argued that atypical cognitive processes in autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) contribute to the expression of behavioural symptoms. Comprehensive investigation …

Cultural evolution and cognitive science need each other. Cultural evolution needs cognitive
science to find out whether the conditions necessary for Darwinian evolution are met in the …

Background This meta-analytic review examines the theory of mind profiles in both patients
with anorexia nervosa (AN) and autistic individuals. Methodology The studies examining …

The situation of the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease is a new
and unknown situation for everyone, causing fear and uncertainty. It is also a situation that …

Little is known about age-related cognitive differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
However, given the overlap in cognitive impairments in ASD to those seen in typical aging, it …

Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are thought to encounter planning
difficulties, but experimental research regarding the mastery of planning in ASD is …

This thesis aimed to investigate the role of minority stress (MS) and autistic community
connectedness (ACC) on mental health (MH) and wellbeing in the autistic community …