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Research by Topic: female protective effect
Siblings could shed light on roots of autism
Published August 30, 2018The Smithsonian Magazine reported on the story of the Bak family and the Autism Sisters Project, an ASF scientific initiative determined to understand the disparity of autism diagnoses between boys and girls and the potential female protective effect. Through the study of the unaffected sisters of people with autism, the goal is to build a […]
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Autism Sisters Project featured on NBC New York
Published April 2, 2018The goal of the Autism Sisters Project is to build a large genetic database that researchers can use to explore the sex difference in autism diagnoses between boys and girls and discover how the potential protective factor, known as the female protective effect, can be harnessed to help people with autism of both sexes. NBC […]
Filed under: ASD, asf, Autism, Autism Sisters Project, Diagnostic Disparities, featured, female protective effect, Mount Sinai, NBC New York, research, science, Seaver Autism Center, sex difference
Early behaviors may explain gender differences in autism
Published February 8, 2016Using high risk baby siblings research design, scientists at Yale University showed that as babies, girls with autism show an unusual pattern of social attention for their age, spending most of their time looking at faces. This is in stark contrast to findings in boys. Together with other data, the authors conclude that this early social behavior […]
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