Oxytocin Administration, Neural Sensitivity, and Autism

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Matthijs Moerkerke discusses his JCPP paper ‘Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial’. Matthijs is the first author of the paper.

25 September 2023

Understanding the relationship between social camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non-autistic adolescents

Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘This study explores the relationship between camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety (SA) among autistic and non-autistic adolescents.’ Jiedi Lei (pic) et al.

26 August 2023

Categorical versus Dimensional Structure of Autism

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tom Frazier discusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder: A multi-method investigation’. Tom is the first author of the paper.

21 August 2023

Three year outcomes in infants with a family history of autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Most research on early outcomes in infants with a family history (FH) of autism has focussed on categorically defined autism, although some have language and developmental delays. Less is known about outcomes in infants with a FH of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)’. Tony Charman (pic) et al.

2 August 2023

The influence of loss to follow-up in autism screening research: Taking stock and moving forward

Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘How best to improve the early detection of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the subject of significant controversy. Some argue that universal ASD screeners are highly accurate, whereas others argue that evidence for this claim is insufficient. Relatedly, there is no clear consensus as to the optimal role of screening for making referral decisions for evaluation and treatment.’ R. Christopher Sheldrick et al.

19 July 2023

Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare

Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – ‘I discuss current different uses of the term autism, the relation to intellectual disability, and introduce a conceptualisation of autism as emergent and transactional, which is consistent with current developmental and intervention science. This could bridge between neurodiversity and clinical perspectives and implies a framing of early intervention support that has strong clinical trials evidence and provides the basis for a rational and pre-emptive evidenced care pathway, which I describe.’ Jonathan Green (pic).

12 July 2023

Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial

Paper from the JCPP – ‘Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction. Crucial for efficient social interaction is the ability to quickly and accurately extract information from a person’s face.’ Matthijs Moerkerke (pic) et al.

6 June 2023

Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do we know?

In this ‘In Conversation’ podcast, Dr. Lucy Livingston provides insight into the comorbidity of Depression in Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism.

Lucy will be presenting a talk on the same topic, entitled ‘Depression in Autism and ADHD: What do We Know?’, at the JCPP Advances 2023 Lecture series ‘What the research tells us; Anxiety, Neurodiversity, Suicide, and Genetics’ on 11 May 2023.

2 May 2023

Autism Resources Update

This World Autism Acceptance Week (27 March to 2 April 2023), we have collated a number of FREE learning resources from leading academics, clinicians, and researchers to build upon our previous catalogue of resources for World Autism Acceptance Week 2022. 

We encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website, sign up for our fantastic upcoming events below, and do share with your networks.

27 March 2023

Categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder: A multi-method investigation

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The primary objective of this study was to use a multi-method approach to examine the broad latent categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)’. Thomas W. Frazier (pic) and Lacey Chetcuti et al.

21 February 2023