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An investigation of adherence to best practice guidelines for autism diagnosis in New ZealandMany clinicians in New Zealand do not follow guidelines for best practice in autism diagnosis. In this study, we investigated the processes that health professionals in New Zealand follow when diagnosing autistic children and adults. We asked 117 health professionals from a range of services and regions in New Zealand, how they identify and diagnose autism.
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No association between early gastrointestinal problems and autistic-like traits in the general populationNo association between early gastrointestinal problems and autistic-like traits in the general population, determine whether gastrointestinal problems, early...
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Prenatal maternal stress associated with ADHD and autistic traits in early childhoodResearch suggests that offspring of mothers who experience high levels of stress during pregnancy are more likely to have problems in neurobehavioral...
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Maternal life events during pregnancy and offspring language ability in middle childhoodThere is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children.
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Cell phone use by adolescents with Asperger SyndromeWhile young people have generally been at the forefront of the adoption and use of new communications technologies, little is known of uses by exceptional youth
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The broader language phenotype of Autism: A comparison with Specific Language ImpairmentSome individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience linguistic difficulties similar to those found in individuals with specific language...
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Parental experiences using the Therapy Outcomes by You (TOBY) application to deliver early intervention to their child with autismParental experience of TOBY was positive when use of the application aligned with parental proficiency, opportunities for use, and importantly, the needs of the child
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Intact spontaneous emotional expressivity to non-facial but not facial stimuli in schizophrenia: An electromyographic studyThe results indicate that schizophrenia is marked by a disruption in rapid facial responding to facial expressions, but intact responding to non-facial emotional stimuli
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Early patterns of functional brain development associated with autism spectrum disorder in tuberous sclerosis complexInfants with Tuberous sclerosis complex demonstrated reduced interhemispheric alpha phase coherence compared to controls at 12 months of age
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Relationship between early motor milestones and severity of restricted and repetitive behaviors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorderThis study provides the first evidence for the association between restricted and repetitive behaviors and age of attainment of early motor milestones.