“Adolescents with autism have more health-related risky behaviors than neurotypical adolescents” [2021]
“This review is inconclusive about links between ASD and behavioral addictions. ” [2021]
“Children with ASD presented an autonomic modulation impairment, mostly identified by the non-linear indices of non-linear, and linear heart rate variability (HRV). Also, this autonomic impairment is associated with the severity and behavioral symptoms of autism.” [2021]
“[ASD] participants described difficulty starting, stopping and changing activities that was not within their conscious control. While difficulty with planning was common, a subset of participants described a profound impairment in initiating even simple actions more suggestive of a movement disorder.” [2021]
“Face recognition is impaired in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but the reason for this remains unclear….Results suggest that the ability to visually detect faces is not altered in ASD overall, but that alterations in basic visual processing may affect face detection ability in some individuals with ASD.” [2021]
“Speech onset delays (SOD) and language atypicalities are central aspects of the autism spectrum (AS), despite not being included in the categorical diagnosis of AS….. This suggests that, along with multiple studies in AS-SOD+ individuals, atypical brain reorganization is observable in the 2 major AS subgroups and that such reorganization applies mostly to the language regions in SOD- and perceptual regions in SOD+ individuals.” [2021]
“Larger larger basolateral amygdala volumes in adolescents with ASD [compared to controls]may reflect underlying alterations in cellular density previously reported in post-mortem studies. Furthermore, findings demonstrate an association between regional growth in amygdala subnuclei volumes and ASD symptomatology. Improved understanding of the developmental trajectories of the amygdala subnuclei may aid in identifying key windows for interventions, particularly for social communication, in adolescents with ASD.” [2021]
Resveratrol prevents long-term structural hippocampal alterations and modulates interneuron organization in an animal model of ASD [2021]
Eating Problems in Autistic Females and Males: A Co-twin Control Study “Autistic traits and autism diagnosis were associated with both total and specific eating problems, including selective eating and sensory sensitivity during mealtimes. Interaction effects indicated a stronger association between autistic traits and total eating problems in females, as well as more difficulties with eating in social contexts among autistic females.”
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