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Do hypertensive diseases of pregnancy disrupt neurocognitive development in offspring?Do hypertensive diseases of pregnancy disrupt neurocognitive development in offspring?
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Are there differences in the behavioural phenotypes of Autism Spectrum Disorder probands from simplex and multiplex families?Behavioural differences in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from simplex and multiplex families
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A preliminary study of fetal head circumference growth in Autism Spectrum DisorderFetal head circumference (HC) growth was examined prospectively in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Risk perception and risk-taking behaviour during adolescence: The influence of personality and genderThis study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour.
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What bridges the gap between self-harm and suicidality? The role of forgiveness, resilience and attachmentThere is a lack of understanding of why some people who self-harm escalate to suicidal behaviour when others do not. Psychological factors such as attachment...
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Do hypertensive diseases of pregnancy disrupt neurocognitive development in offspring?The current study sought to determine whether gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are associated with neurocognitive outcomes in middle childhood.
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First Impressions Towards Autistic People: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisEmerging evidence suggests that observers tend to form less favorable first impressions toward autistic people than toward non-autistic people. These negative impressions may be associated with immediate behavioral responses, as well as long-lasting attitudes toward those being observed that may negatively impact their psychosocial wellbeing.
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Modelling quality of life in children with intellectual disability using regression treesTo identify factors associated with quality of life (QoL) in children with intellectual disability. We aimed to identify patterns of association not observable in previous hypothesis-driven regression modelling using the same data set from a cross-sectional observational study.
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Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorderA pre-emptive intervention for the autism spectrum disorder prodrome had no immediate treatment effect on early autism spectrum disorder symptoms
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Genetic counseling as preventive intervention: toward individual specification of transgenerational autism riskAlthough autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most heritable of all neuropsychiatric syndromes, most affected children are born to unaffected parents. Recently, we reported an average increase of 3-5% over general population risk of ASD among offspring of adults who have first-degree relatives with ASD in a large epidemiologic family sample.