Is the association between mothers’ autistic traits and childhood autistic traits moderated by maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index? by Novika Purnama Sari, Alexandros Tsompanidis, Rama J. Wahab, Romy Gaillard, Ezra Aydin, Rosemary Holt, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Pauline W. Jansen

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Fetal brain growth and infant autistic traits by Ezra Aydin, Alex Tsompanidis, Daren Chaplin, Rebecca Hawkes, Carrie Allison, Gerald Hackett, Topun Austin, Eglė Padaigaitė, Lidia V. Gabis, John Sucking, Rosemary Holt, Simon Baron-Cohen

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Mini-puberty testosterone and infant autistic traits by Alex Tsompanidis, Sarah Hampton, Ezra Aydin, Carrie Allison, Rosemary Holt, Simon Baron-Cohen

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Autistic adults have poorer quality healthcare and worse health based on self-report data by Elizabeth Weir, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Abstract Background Recent research suggests that autistic individuals have shorter lifespans and experience worse health (greater health burden) than non-autistic individuals. …”
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Increased rates of chronic physical health conditions across all organ systems in autistic adolescents and adults by John H. Ward, Elizabeth Weir, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Abstract Background The poorer physical health of autistic adults compared to non-autistic adults has been highlighted by several epidemiological studies. …”
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Brazilian Portuguese Childhood Autism Spectrum Test: an investigation of the factor structure of autistic traits in school-aged children by Tatiane Cristina Ribeiro, Luis C. Farhat, Erasmo B. Casella, Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins, Simon Baron-Cohen, Carrie Allison, Guilherme V. Polanczyk

“… Objective: There is limited evidence about the cross-cultural validity of autistic symptoms in school-aged children in Brazil. …”
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Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample by Rachel L. Moseley, Nicola J. Gregory, Paula Smith, Carrie Allison, Sarah Cassidy, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Abstract Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been linked with a higher risk of suicide attempts in autistic and non-autistic people. In the general population, NSSI may confer acquired capability for suicide by eroding one’s fear and avoidance of pain and death. …”
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Use of Machine Learning to Investigate the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT) towards Early Autism Screening by Gennaro Tartarisco, Giovanni Cicceri, Davide Di Pietro, Elisa Leonardi, Stefania Aiello, Flavia Marino, Flavia Chiarotti, Antonella Gagliano, Giuseppe Maurizio Arduino, Fabio Apicella, Filippo Muratori, Dario Bruneo, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron Cohen, David Vagni, Giovanni Pioggia, Liliana Ruta

“…In the past two decades, several screening instruments were developed to detect toddlers who may be autistic both in clinical and unselected samples. Among others, the Quantitative CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT) is a quantitative and normally distributed measure of autistic traits that demonstrates good psychometric properties in different settings and cultures. …”
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Sex and STEM Occupation Predict Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Scores in Half a Million People. by Emily Ruzich, Carrie Allison, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Paula Smith, Henry Musto, Howard Ring, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…These results support previous findings relating to sex and STEM careers in the largest set of individuals for which AQ scores have been reported and suggest the AQ is a useful self-report measure of autistic traits.…”
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