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Conceptualising compensation in neurodevelopmental disorders: Reflections from autism spectrum disorder.

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A transdiagnostic framework is proposed, where compensation represents the processes responsible for an observed mismatch between behaviour and underlying cognition in a neurodevelopmental disorder, at any point in development.
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This article is published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 231 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Autism spectrum disorder & Neurodevelopmental disorder.

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The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism

TL;DR: The Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism as mentioned in this paper proposes an evidence-based, stepped-care, and personalised approach for intervention and assessment in autism, involving multiple providers, with referral for the necessary support and services as the need arises.
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The Female Autism Phenotype and Camouflaging: a Narrative Review

TL;DR: Evidence so far supports the existence of a female-typical autism presentation, the Female Autism Phenotype (FAP) and the component of camouflaging (compensating for and masking autistic characteristics) in particular.
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Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward – changes in the concept of autism and implications for future research

TL;DR: This review explores changes in the concept of autism and the implications of these for future research, focusing on seven major changes in how autism is thought of, operationalised, and recognised.
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Development and Validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q)

TL;DR: Good model fit was demonstrated through confirmatory factor analysis, with measurement invariance analyses demonstrating equivalent factor structures across gender and diagnostic group, and robust psychometric support for the CAT-Q is provided.
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Good social skills despite poor theory of mind: exploring compensation in autism spectrum disorder.

TL;DR: IQ, EF and anxiety appear to be implicated in the processes by which certain autistic young people can compensate for their underlying ToM difficulties, suggesting that well‐compensated individuals are not experiencing a milder form of ASD.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

TL;DR: An issue concerning the criteria for tic disorders is highlighted, and how this might affect classification of dyskinesias in psychotic spectrum disorders.
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Autistic disturbances of affective contact

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The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians.

TL;DR: The Autism-Spectrum Quotient is a valuable instrument for rapidly quantifying where any given individual is situated on the continuum from autism to normality, and its potential for screening for autism spectrum conditions in adults of normal intelligence remains to be fully explored.
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The ''Reading the Mind in the Eyes'' Test Revised Version: A Study with Normal Adults, and Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High-functioning Autism

TL;DR: The Revised Eyes Test has improved power to detect subtle individual differences in social sensitivity and was inversely correlated with the Autism Spectrum Quotient (the AQ), a measure of autistic traits in adults of normal intelligence.
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