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The longitudinal heterogeneity of autistic traits: A systematic review

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Pender, Richard, Fearon, Pasco, Heron, Jon, Mandy, Will·2020·Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
DOI 10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101671
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    “In this cross-sectional data, older participants had lower factor scores (that is, fewer difficulties), with the exception of ‘social interaction’ (Fig. 1d), in line with previous research32.”

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Authors
Pender, R., Fearon, P., Heron, J., & Mandy, W.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • University of Bristol (GB)
Corresponding author
Pender, Richard
ORCID
Venue
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-11
Volume
79
Pages
101671
ISSN
  • 1878-0237 (ISSN-L)
  • 1750-9467
DOI
10.1016/j.rasd.2020.101671
OpenAlex
W3093579293
Cited by
55
References
115
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5
FWCI
0.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Research in Autism (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
University College London
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
autistic traits, longitudinal change, within-person change, children with autism, social communication deficits, restricted and repetitive behaviors, IQ, gender differences, parent-report measures, clinical samples, intervention timing

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