Could an "ill-state" associated with anorexia nervosa mimic the symptoms of autism?

The question posed in the title of this post 'Could an "ill-state" associated with anorexia nervosa mimic the symptoms of aut...

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On abuse exposure and mate selection

The paper by Andrea Roberts and colleagues [1] is offered up for brief discussion today, and a slightly uncomfortable but nonetheless poten...

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When grandmothers smoked during pregnancy...

Please, do not smoke during pregnancy ALSPAC - the  Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - continues to give in research terms a...

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Low muscle tone and autistic traits

" This large study showed a prospective association of infant muscle tone with autistic traits in childhood. " So said the finding...

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Maternal pregnancy CRP levels and offspring autistic traits

Elevated levels of inflammatory markers present during pregnancy have been linked to quite a few labels and diagnoses down the years. Schizo...

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The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and the media: a few thoughts

" Are you on the autistic spectrum? Take the test " read a recent media headline. Commenting on the findings reported by Emily Ruz...

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Subthreshold autism signs in childhood OCD

OCD in the title of this post, refers to obsessive compulsive disorder  and the intriguing observation  put forward by Arildskov and colleag...

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Sub-threshold autistic traits and creativity

I was intrigued by the results reported by Catherine Best and colleagues [1] recently and the suggestion that yet another sweeping generali...

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Heightened anxiety in children with autism

Given that a certain portly chap with a white beard (yes, one of those fat yet fit types ) is heading the way of many a household over the c...

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