Erin J. Libsack
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View article: “The world is really not built for everyone”: A qualitative investigation of suicide risk among autistic transgender and gender diverse adults and the essential role of health care providers
“The world is really not built for everyone”: A qualitative investigation of suicide risk among autistic transgender and gender diverse adults and the essential role of health care providers Open
Objective: This qualitative study aims to describe themes related to suicide risk among autistic transgender and gender diverse adults and to identify potential intervention approaches to reduce suicide risk among autistic TGD adults, with…
View article: Adult Diagnosis of ADHD in Women: A Mixed Methods Investigation
Adult Diagnosis of ADHD in Women: A Mixed Methods Investigation Open
Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the experiences of women diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. Methods: Benefits and costs associated with obtaining the diagnosis were examined in two focus groups conducted virtually. Factors …
View article: Examining the Process and Impact of Social Problem Solving in Autistic Children
Examining the Process and Impact of Social Problem Solving in Autistic Children Open
View article: Usual care for youth with autism spectrum disorder: Community-based providers’ reported familiarity with treatment practices
Usual care for youth with autism spectrum disorder: Community-based providers’ reported familiarity with treatment practices Open
Objective To examine patterns and predictors of familiarity with transdisciplinary psychosocial (e.g., non-pharmacologic) practices for practitioners treating youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States. Method Practiti…
View article: Resting state EEG in youth with ASD: age, sex, and relation to phenotype
Resting state EEG in youth with ASD: age, sex, and relation to phenotype Open
Background Identification of ASD biomarkers is a key priority for understanding etiology, facilitating early diagnosis, monitoring developmental trajectories, and targeting treatment efforts. Efforts have included exploration of resting st…
View article: A Systematic Review of Passing as Non-autistic in Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Systematic Review of Passing as Non-autistic in Autism Spectrum Disorder Open
View article: A Systematic Review of Passing as Non-Autistic in Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Systematic Review of Passing as Non-Autistic in Autism Spectrum Disorder Open
While long described in anecdotal accounts of the lived experiences of autistic individuals, the phenomenon of behaving in ways that appear inconsistent with the presence of autism (or passing as non-autistic; PAN) has recently seen a dram…
View article: An Electrocortical Measure Associated With Metarepresentation Mediates the Relationship Between Autism Symptoms and Theory of Mind
An Electrocortical Measure Associated With Metarepresentation Mediates the Relationship Between Autism Symptoms and Theory of Mind Open
Impairments in theory of mind (ToM)—long considered common among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—are in fact highly heterogeneous across this population. Although such heterogeneity should be reflected in differential recru…
View article: Impact of autism genetic risk on brain connectivity: a mechanism for the female protective effect
Impact of autism genetic risk on brain connectivity: a mechanism for the female protective effect Open
The biological mechanisms underlying the greater prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in males than females remain poorly understood. One hypothesis posits that this female protective effect arises from genetic load for autism spectrum d…
View article: A neurogenetic analysis of female autism
A neurogenetic analysis of female autism Open
Females versus males are less frequently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and while understanding sex differences is critical to delineating the systems biology of the condition, female ASD is understudied. We integrated func…
View article: Do Biological Sex and Early Developmental Milestones Predict the Age of First Concerns and Eventual Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Do Biological Sex and Early Developmental Milestones Predict the Age of First Concerns and Eventual Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder? Open
Despite advances in early detection, the average age of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis exceeds 4 years and is often later in females. In typical development, biological sex predicts inter‐individual variation across multiple deve…
View article: Camouflaging in Autism: Examining <scp>Sex‐Based</scp> and Compensatory Models in Social Cognition and Communication
Camouflaging in Autism: Examining <span>Sex‐Based</span> and Compensatory Models in Social Cognition and Communication Open
Camouflaging refers to behavioral adaptations that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially females, use to mask symptoms during social situations. Compensation is a component of camouflaging in which an individual's obs…
View article: Prediction of social behavior in autism spectrum disorders: Explicit versus implicit social cognition
Prediction of social behavior in autism spectrum disorders: Explicit versus implicit social cognition Open
Deficient social communication and interaction behaviors are a hallmark feature of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. These social communication and interaction deficits potentially stem from problems with explicit social cognition…
View article: Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth
Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth Open
Autism is hypothesized to be in part driven by a reduced sensitivity to the inherently rewarding nature of social stimuli. Previous neuroimaging studies have indicated that autistic males do indeed display reduced neural activity to social…