Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Last updated 28 February 2020

This collection of Research Digests on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) contains content from ACAMH’s two main academic outputs the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

You can download a PDF from the May 2019 and June 2018 themed editions of The Bridge.

Individual digests are presented below in date order, with the most recent first.

Do autistic girls talk differently about social groups?
Do autistic girls have better communication and interaction skills than autistic boys?
Does early androgen exposure contribute to autistic traits?
Cognitive inflexibility contributes to both externalising and internalising difficulties in ASD
How effective is medication for ADHD symptoms in children with ASD?
Do children with social anxiety disorder benefit from social skills training?
Do ADHD and ASD symptoms have similar characteristics in childhood and young adulthood?
Are autistic behaviours a trait or a state of anorexia nervosa?
Do sex differences affect ASD symptom severity scores?
Is brain circuitry linked with early symptoms of autism spectrum disorder?
What mechanisms underlie reduced social attention in people with ASD?
Conflicts of interest are under-reported in autism early intervention research
Do the same mechanisms drive social anxiety in autistic and neurotypical adolescents?
Multi-disciplinary teams are needed to sensitively diagnose autism in Deaf children
Parents provide their perspective on the crossroads of autism and deafness
Can transdiagnostic CBT improve outcomes in children with ASD?
Can adult ASD outcomes be predicted by clinical measures made during childhood?
Machine learning improves ADI-R efficiency
Intolerance of uncertainty underlies demand avoidance behaviours in children
Dysregulation profile risk may be identified in infancy
Toughened toddlers seek rewards & Toddlers’ temperament is autism early indicator
Connecting the senses: an area of difficulty in infants later diagnosed with autism?
Early social communication intervention reduces autism severity in young infants
The quality of autism intervention studies must improve to ensure validity
What makes an autistic child socially successful?
Parental consanguinity predicts ASD severity
Children with ASD show intact statistical word learning
European experts develop a new framework to screen early ASD
Early ASD intervention promotes academic achievement
Compensating for ASD: masking the truth?
The early ASD screening debate continues
iPad App complements ASD therapy

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