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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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Male Brains, Androgen, and the Cognitive Profile in Autism: Convergent Evidence from 2D:4D and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Auteurs: Christine M. Falter, Kate C. Plaisted, Greg Davis

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2008

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The Extreme Male Brain (‘EMB’) theory of autism and the related proposal concerning elevated prenatal androgen (‘EPA’), account elegantly for some core features of autism, in particular those relating to social cognition. However, our recent findings suggest that other aspects of cognitive performance in autism are neither best characterized as an extreme form of the male profile, nor are determined by prenatal androgens. These results challenge EMB theory, and, together with convergent evidence from studies of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (‘CAH’), also provide an effective challenge to the proposal that autism is triggered by elevated prenatal androgen. …

vorige artikel How to Test the Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism in Terms of Foetal Androgens?

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Titel: Male Brains, Androgen, and the Cognitive Profile in Autism: Convergent Evidence from 2D:4D and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Auteurs: Christine M. Falter
Kate C. Plaisted
Greg Davis
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0552-z

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