2021
Language and Aggressive Behaviors in Male and Female Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Neuhaus E, Kang VY, Kresse A, Corrigan S, Aylward E, Bernier R, Bookheimer S, Dapretto M, Jack A, Jeste S, McPartland JC, Van Horn JD, Pelphrey K, Webb SJ. Language and Aggressive Behaviors in Male and Female Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 52: 454-462. PMID: 33682042, PMCID: PMC9407024, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04773-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderChild/family factorsAggressive behaviorSocial-emotional difficultiesCommunication skillsPattern of resultsTypical developmentBroader contextual factorsFamily factorsDisruptive behaviorSevere aggressionAggressionFemale youthFamily characteristicsIntervention methodsContextual factorsImportant correlatesLow family incomeYouthSkillsFamily incomeDisordersDifficultiesBehavior
2020
Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth
Lawrence KE, Hernandez LM, Eilbott J, Jack A, Aylward E, Gaab N, Van Horn JD, Bernier RA, Geschwind DH, McPartland JC, Nelson CA, Webb SJ, Pelphrey KA, Bookheimer SY, Dapretto M. Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 178. PMID: 32488083, PMCID: PMC7266816, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0824-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit learning taskSocial rewardsAutistic girlsAutistic boysLearning taskSocial reward processingSocial reward systemFemale youthPrevious neuroimaging studiesFunctional magnetic resonanceLateral frontal cortexSocial stimuliNeural responsivityReward processingSocial motivationRewarding stimuliAnterior insulaGreater activityNeural activationNeuroimaging studiesPotential sex differencesRewarding natureSalience detectionAutistic femalesBehavioral evidence