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Autism Subgroups

Featured Publications / Publications

Autism, Big Brains, and Zebrafish?

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition commonly associated with difficulties or differences in communication, social interactions, and repetitive behaviors. Researchers have found that autism is largely influenced by mutations in …

Featured Publications / Publications

Looking at gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children over time

Children with autism have been found to experience more medical issues including gastrointestinal symptoms. In this study, participants in the autism group were more likely to experience gastrointestinal symptoms than …

Presentations

The Autism Phenome Project: Identifying subgroups of autism (45 min)

Facebook Live (2022) with David G. Amaral, Christine Wu Nordahl, and Marjorie Solomon

Presentations

Brain Size in Autism (4 min)

Publication Discussion (2020) with Christine Wu Nordahl, Josh Lee, and Derek Andrews

Presentations

Neural biomarkers of autism (70 min)

UC Davis Summer Institute (2018) Talk by Christine Wu Nordahl


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Recent Talks & Presentations

  • Why autism brain studies matter
  • Women and Girls on the Spectrum (30 min)
  • Gender Diversity in Autism & the NeuroTeens Support Group
  • Science Minds (18 min)
  • Understanding and Supporting the Intersections Between Neurodiversity and Gender Nonconformity (1 hr)

Featured Publications

  • Autism, Big Brains, and Zebrafish?
  • Looking at gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children over time
  • Sex differences in early brain development and motor skills
  • Sex differences in trajectories of cortical development in autistic children from 2–13 years of age
  • Why do we need sex-balanced studies of autism?
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