The Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Functions in Students with ADHD by Mahboubeh Moradi Siah Afshadi, Shole Amiri, Hooshang Talebi

“…The following research tools were employed: the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS-IV), Barkley deficit in Executive Functions Scale (BDEFS), Autistic Spectrum Quotient (ASQ), Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Cattell Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CCFIT), and Diagnostic Interview for ADHD (DIVA). …”
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Neuronal subset-specific Pten-deficient mice do not exhibit deficits in sensorimotor gating processes [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Matthew S. Binder, Joaquin N. Lugo, Suzanne O. Nolan

“…NS-Pten KO mice exhibit hyperactivity of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway which is implicated in the onset of autistic deficits. This study investigates the potential relationship between PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling and deficits in sensorimotor gating. …”
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The Impact of a Music- and Movement-Based Intervention on Motor Competence, Social Engagement, and Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Chayma Kanzari, Aymen Hawani, Karim Ben Ayed, Maher Mrayeh, Santo Marsigliante, Antonella Muscella

“…Background/Objectives: The main objective of this manuscript is to evaluate the effects of training, music, and movement intervention on motor functions, social engagement, and behaviors in autistic children. Methods: Twenty-one children with a diagnosis of mild autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with an age range of 5-to-13 years, were divided into two groups: the experimental group (<i>n</i> = 10) and the control group (<i>n</i> = 11). …”
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The Screening Visual Complaints questionnaire-acquired brain injury: Development and evaluation of psychometric properties in a community sample. by Vera Linde Dol, Anselm B M Fuermaier, Eline M E Will, Arlette J van Sorge, Joost Heutink

“…A Dutch community sample of 1159 participants (Mean [SD] age, 60 [16] years) completed the SVCq-abi and other questionnaires on visual disturbances, executive functioning, mental health, and autistic traits. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed for 5 models (1-factor, 3-factor, 5-factor, second-order, and bifactor) on a random split of half of the sample, and cross-validated on the other half. …”
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The effectiveness of music therapy in improving behavioral symptoms among children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiuyan Gao, Guangjun Xu, Ningning Fu, Qi Ben, Lin Wang, Xiumei Bu

“…However, given the significant heterogeneity and limitations in this study, RCTs with rigorous methodological quality are still required to confirm the curative benefits of MT in autistic children precisely.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024597939.…”
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Exploring Narrative Ability in Greek-Speaking Children with High-Functioning ASD: Associations with Memory and Attention by Vasiliki Zarokanellou, Alexandros Gryparis, Katerina Papanikolaou

“…This study investigated the narrative ability of monolingual Greek-speaking HF-ASD children in comparison to that of their typically developing (TD) peers and explored the associations between narrative variables, ADHD symptomatology, and memory skills in the participants on the autistic spectrum. <b>Methods</b>: The participants were 39 children aged 7 to 12 years, 19 with HF-ASD and 20 age-matched, vocabulary-matched, and cognitively matched TD peers. …”
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Neuronal subset-specific Pten-deficient mice do not exhibit deficits in sensorimotor gating processes [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Matthew S. Binder, Joaquin N. Lugo, Suzanne O. Nolan

“…NS-Pten KO mice exhibit hyperactivity of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway which is implicated in the onset of autistic deficits. This study investigates the potential relationship between PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling and deficits in sensorimotor gating.    …”
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Risk of autism spectrum disorder at 18 months of age is associated with prenatal level of polychlorinated biphenyls exposure in a Japanese birth cohort by Hirokazu Doi, Akira Furui, Rena Ueda, Koji Shimatani, Midori Yamamoto, Akifumi Eguchi, Naoya Sagara, Kenichi Sakurai, Chisato Mori, Toshio Tsuji

“…Together, these findings support the view that prenatal exposure to PCBs is associated with the later emergence of autistic behaviors and indicate the predictability of ASD risk based on the information available at the neonatal stage.…”
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Oral Hygiene in Children with Autism: Teaching Self-Toothbrushing via Behavioural Intervention Including Parents by Marco Esposito, Carlotta Piersanti, Roberta Fadda, Marco Boitani, Monica Mazza, Giuseppina Marrocco

“…In this study, the efficacy is explored of a behavioral intervention mediated by staff and parents in teaching self-brushing teeth in eight autistic children. First, we wanted to examine whether the intervention improved self-brushing teeth skills in a short-term period. …”
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Human Brain Organoid: A Versatile Tool for Modeling Neurodegeneration Diseases and for Drug Screening by Cuili Ma, Hwanwook Seong, Xiaowei Li, Xiao Yu, Shunliang Xu, Yujing Li

“…In this article, we highlight the application in the modeling of human neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as FXS, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), and organoid-based drug screening. …”
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Social behavior in ASD males: The interplay between cognitive flexibility, working memory, and functional connectivity deviations by Shi Yu Chan, Jasmine Si Min Chuah, Pei Huang, Ai Peng Tan

“…While abnormalities in brain functional connectivity are consistently observed in autistic males, the neurobiological basis underlying the different domains of autism symptoms is unclear. …”
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Investigation of peripheral markers of inflammation in patients with different diagnoses on the psychosis spectrum: an observational cross-sectional study by Ezgi Sıla Ahi Üstün, Serkan Yazıcı, Rifat Serav İlhan, Kazım Cihan Can, Meram Can Saka

“…Conclusions Our results showed that several disorders including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and autistic spectrum disorder, with different diagnoses but similarities in terms of a history of psychosis, had increased inflammation compared to healthy controls. …”
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Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism by Lauren Wagner, Megan Banchik, Tawny Tsang, Nana J. Okada, Rebecca Altshuler, Nicole McDonald, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Shafali S. Jeste, Shulamite Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…These findings provide a better understanding of the neurodevelopmental underpinnings of language delay in ASD, which is a prerequisite step for developing earlier and more effective interventions for autistic children and HL siblings who experience language impairments.…”
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Special Education Combined with Sensory Integration Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Ya SHAN, Min ZHU

“…After 6 months of treatment, the effective rate in the special sensation group (84.00%) was significantly higher than that in the single special group (64.00%), and the difference was significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.05).Conclusion:Special education combined with sensory integration training can effectively improve ASD children's autistic degree and behavior state, and improve the therapeutic effect on children, which is worthy of further clinical promotion.…”
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A multicenter, single‐group, open feasibility study of a new individual cognitive behavioral therapy program for adult Japanese patients with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disord... by Naoki Takamatsu, Misuzu Nakashima, Kei Matsuura, Ikue Umemoto, Masaya Ito, Junichiro Kanazawa, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Masaki Kondo, Hisateru Tachimori, Tomohiro Nakao, Masaru Horikoshi, Hironori Kuga

“…The secondary outcomes will assess long‐term effects of treatment beyond the intervention period and provide descriptive statistics on sex, depression, quality of life, and autistic scores in relation to the intervention outcomes. …”
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A Rare Case of Mosaic 3pter and 5pter Deletion-Duplication with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyskinesia by Luna Bajracharya, Meena Lall, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Praveen Kumar, Imran Mushtaq, Pushpa Saviour, Preeti Paliwal, Anju Joshi, Shruti Agarwal, Praveen Suman

“…Occupational, sensory integration, and behavior modification therapy were initiated for his autistic features, and anticholinergic trihexiphenidyl was prescribed for hyperkinetic movements. …”
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Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations by Paul A. Bartolo, Michelle Borg, Anne-Marie Callus, Liberato Camilleri, Alistair De Gaetano, Marchita Mangiafico, Edward Mazzacano D'Amato, Carmen Sammut, Ramona Vella Vidal, Jonathan Vincent

“…The online questionnaire was completed by 51 students constituting 21% of the total relevant population, while four semi-structured interviews were held with autistic students.ResultsThe findings firstly showed that these students considered the university as mainly an opportunity for self-development but experienced significant difficulties during their transition to and at the university for developing a healthy self-identity in the ableist university environment. …”
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Alterations in the social-conditioned place preference and density of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area in Clsnt2-KO mice by I. N. Rozhkova, S. V. Okotrub, E. Yu. Brusentsev, K. E. Uldanova, E. A. Chuyko, V. A. Naprimerov, T. V. Lipina, T. G. Amstislavskaya, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…The incidence of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) constantly increases in the world. …”
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Early Intervention for Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families via Telehealth: Systematic Review by Yoomi Shin, Eun Ju Park, Anna Lee

“…All studies involved caregiver-child dyads, with child ages ranging from 5 to 37 months and having or at risk of autistic spectrum disorder (n=10, 56%), cerebral palsy (n=4, 22%), and other conditions (n=4, 22%). …”
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Early selective attention to the articulating mouth as a potential female-specific marker of better language development in autism: a review by Itziar Lozano, Charlotte Viktorsson, Elena Capelli, Teodora Gliga, Valentina Riva, Przemysław Tomalski

“…Since autism is highly heritable, investigating infants at elevated likelihood for autism offers the opportunity to search for sex-specific markers operating early in life before autistic features and language differences emerge. …”
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