What does co-production mean?
process of conducting research in partnership with the population you are focusing on
Negative impacts of COVID on Down’s syndrome
deterioration of development - speech sounds, communication, attention, social skills
huge decrease in support services
Benefits of COVID on Down’s syndrome
more family time
some did better in different environments
Effect of COVID on ADHD
roughly even split between no effect, worsening behaviour and general improvement
What is the sibling control method?
a study design comparing siblings to isolate family-shared factors
Hill’s criteria of causality
strength, consistency, specificity, temporality, plausibility, coherence, experiment, analogy, biological gradient
What genetic conditions are often comorbid with ASD and what is the significance?
Sotos syndrome, fragile x syndrome, 16p11.2
show a genetic link for autism
Broad Autism Phenotype
collection of subclinical autistic-like traits found in relatives of people with ASD, showing a shared genetic vulnerability without meeting full diagnostic criteria
A study finds that children with a genetic liability for autism are more sensitive to changes in caregiving quality. This pattern is best described as:
Differential susceptibility
Why is it particularly difficult to establish causal environmental risk factors using observational studies?
Random assignment is ethically and practically impossible
Which finding would most strongly challenge a purely genetic account of autism?
Variation in symptom expression across environments
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Introduction to Atypical Development17
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Identifying Atypical Development15
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Atypical Development Diagnosis14
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Therapies and Interventions13
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Gender and Diagnosis13
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Current Issues11
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Gender, Identity and Sexuality in Neurodevelopmental Conditions8
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Adulthood and Neurodevelopmental Conditions6
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Sensation in Autism6
