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Sex differences

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Featured Publications / In the news / Publications

Sex differences in trajectories of cortical development in autistic children from 2–13 years of age

Learn more about the article from the MIND Institute press release: Researchers find key differences in brain development between autistic boys and girls The full article is published in Nature.

Featured Publications / Publications

Differences in brain networks in 3-year-old autistic children

This study found differences between 3 year old autistic males and females in three networks that have been widely implicated in autism.

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Featured Talks & Presentations

  • Why autism brain studies matter (37 min)
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  • The Autism Phenome Project: Identifying subgroups of autism (45 min)

Featured Publications

  • Autism, Big Brains, and Zebrafish?
  • Looking at gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children over time
  • 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?
  • IQ trajectories in autistic children through preadolescence
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