Long-term health conditions and autism: a Scottish perspective
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There were a few things that raised my eyebrow (Roger Moore style) in the paper published by Ewelina Rydzewska and colleagues [1…
"specificity for diagnosis was relatively low": the psychometric properties of autism diagnostic measures
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The quote accompanying this fairly brief post - "specificity for diagnosis was relatively low" - comes from the findings…
The ICF core sets for autism in action
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The findings reported by Soheil Mahdi and colleagues [1] (open-access available here) reiterate that 2018 looks like being the…
Behind the headline: "Autism: Scientists take 'first steps' towards biological test"
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Monday 19th February 2018. I opened my computer up early in the morning and lo and behold, headlines about autism appeared, as…
"A greater understanding of ASD-related violence risk is needed to combat stigma"
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This is another one of my long posts, so please, bear with me.The topic of violence is always an emotional one. I know that…
Yet more 'the label of autism rarely exists in a diagnostic vacuum' research
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Two papers are served up for your reading delight today: the first is by Maj-Britt Posserud and colleagues [1] and concluded…
76% of youths with autism meet ADHD diagnostic criteria? No, more like 59%
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"In a population of children diagnosed with ASD [autism spectrum disorder], the rate of ADHD [attention-deficit hyperactivity…
Features of dyspraxia in childhood epilepsy
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Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) or dyspraxia is a condition affecting 'planning of movements and coordination'. No-one…
When optimal outcome in autism meets ESSENCE
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I recently came across the paper by Martina Barnevik Olsson and colleagues [1] (open-access) and their rather interesting take…
15q11.2 microdeletion, developmental delay and congenital heart disease
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"Our results support the hypothesis that 15q11.2 (BP1-BP2) microdeletion is associated with developmental delay, abnormal…
Autism + ADHD equals greater risk of psychiatric comorbidity?
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Because the name Mu-Hong Chen (and colleagues) has appeared so, so many times on this blog with reference to the various…
The Autism-Spectrum Quotient: overlap between Asperger syndrome and schizophrenia
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The paper by Tove Lugnegård and colleagues [1], including mention of one Maria Unenge Hallerbäck who has appeared on this blog…