Human total brain size is consistently reported to be ∼8–10% larger in males, although
consensus on regionally specific differences is weak. Here, in the largest longitudinal pediatric …

Behavioral studies of facial emotion recognition (FER) in autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
have yielded mixed results. Here we address demographic and experiment-related factors …

Understanding human cortical maturation is a central goal for developmental neuroscience.
Significant advances toward this goal have come from two recent strands of in vivo structural …

In this paper, we review the most recent and often conflicting findings on conventional measures
of executive control in autism spectrum disorders. We discuss the obstacles to accurate …

Objective: Neuroimaging studies show structural differences in both cortical and subcortical
brain regions in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with …

Recent studies have shown that rates of depression and anxiety symptoms are elevated
among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) of various ages and IQs and that …

Objective: Although several studies have investigated developmental trajectories of executive
functioning (EF) in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) using lab-based tasks…

Background Unstuck and On Target ( UOT ) is an executive function ( EF ) intervention for
children with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) targeting insistence on sameness, flexibility, …

Autism spectrum disorders are developmental disorders characterized by impairments in
social and communication abilities and repetitive behaviours. Converging neuroscientific …

Many psychiatric disorders, including some with adult onset such as schizophrenia, are
increasingly being conceptualized as stemming from anomalies of neurodevelopment. To …