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Are restricted and repetitive behaviours in two- and six-year-olds associated with emotional and behavioural difficulties?
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘This study aimed to characterize the association of distinct RRB subtypes at two and six years of age, with internalising and externalising difficulties in a community sample of children.’ Sarah J. Carrington (pic) et al.
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Research Review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in narrow constructs of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic children, adolescents, and adults
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We conducted a systematic review and four random effects meta-analyses investigating sex differences in narrow construct measures of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic children, adolescents, and adults’. Hannah Edwards et al.
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What mechanisms underlie reduced social attention in people with ASD?
A key predictor of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis is attenuated attention to social stimuli.1 Thus far, the reasons underlying this abnormality are unknown: some have hypothesized reduced social motivation2 while others have suggested aberrant oculomotor function in affected individuals.3
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