Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition, and little is known about its
neurobiology. Much of autism research has focused on the social, communication and …

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 …

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 …

Importance The frequency with which autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are diagnosed has
shown a marked increase in recent years. One suggestion is that this is partly because of …

Importance Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aggregates in families, but the individual risk
and to what extent this is caused by genetic factors or shared or nonshared environmental …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are common, complex and heterogeneous
neurodevelopmental disorders. Cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for ASD …

Importance Most evidence to date highlights the importance of genetic influences on the
liability to autism and related traits. However, most of these findings are derived from …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenomenology is reported to be more
common in individuals with some genetic syndromes than in the general population; …

This article endeavors to replace the sociology of professions with the more comprehensive
and timely sociology of expertise. It suggests that we need to distinguish between experts …

Almost all genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) can be found in the
general population, but the effects of this risk are unclear in people not ascertained for …