ArticlePLoS biology2013
Subgrouping the autism "spectrum": reflections on DSM-5.
Article in PLoS biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
107 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Alexithymia in neurodevelopmental populations: a scoping review of Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and dual diagnosis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of the efficacy of parent-mediated NDBIs on developmental skills in children with ASD and fidelity in parents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Sex/gender differences in the human autistic brains: A systematic review of 20 years of neuroimaging research.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2021Pooled it
- A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Cultural and Contextual Factors on Autism Across the Globe.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2020Pooled it
- An Explorative Study of Atypical Social Interaction Styles in Adult Men with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Men with Personality Disorders and Men from the General Population.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Trial
- Exploring Social Biomarkers in High-Functioning Adults with Autism and Asperger's Versus Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Trial
- Intranasal oxytocin enhances intrinsic corticostriatal functional connectivity in women.Translational psychiatry · 2017Trial
- The "Reading the Mind in the Eyes" Test: Complete Absence of Typical Sex Difference in ~400 Men and Women with Autism.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Multimodal evidence and technology-enabled accommodations for autistic adults: an evidential framework for autism research and practice.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Higher Intraindividual Gait Variability in Autistic Toddlers: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Spanish Validation of the Autism Spectrum Quotient for Children (AQ-Child-SV).Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- A Frank Assessment of SHANK: Impacts of Pathogenic Variations in SHANK3 on Preclinical Models of Phelan McDermid Syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Review
- The DCIDE framework: systematic investigation of evolutionary hypotheses, exemplified with autism.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Subgrouping autism and ADHD based on structural MRI population modelling centiles.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- Available Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder: From Old Strategies to New Options.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Autistic Traits and Social Anxiety in Chinese College Students: The Longitudinal Mediating Role of Rumination.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- A 3D approach to understanding heterogeneity in early developing autisms.Molecular autism · 2024Article
- Neurodiversity: post-cognitivist foundations of the 3E approach for educational inclusion of autistic students with technology.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Sensory processing associated with subcategories of restricted and repetitive behaviors in Japanese children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Introducing a new severity specifier for schizophrenia: conceptual framework and clinical implications.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2024Article
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Abstract
DSM-5 has moved autism from the level of subgroups ("apples and oranges") to the prototypical level ("fruit"). But making progress in research, and ultimately improving clinical practice, will require identifying subgroups within the autism spectrum.
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