Autistic disorder and viral infections

JE Libbey, TL Sweeten, WM McMahon… - Journal of …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Autistic disorder (autism) is a behaviorally defined developmental disorder with a wide range
of behaviors. Although the etiology of autism is unknown, data suggest that autism results …

Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

…, CJ McDougle, J McGrath, WM McMahon… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
The autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of conditions characterized by impairments
in reciprocal social interaction and communication, and the presence of restricted and …

Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes

…, RT Schultz, G Dawson, T Owley, WM McMahon… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are childhood neurodevelopmental disorders with complex
genetic origins 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Previous studies focusing on candidate genes or genomic …

Common genetic variants on 5p14. 1 associate with autism spectrum disorders

…, R Bernier, JR Gilbert, ML Cuccaro, WM McMahon… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a group of childhood neurodevelopmental and
neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in verbal communication, impairment of …

Twenty‐year outcome for individuals with autism and average or near‐average cognitive abilities

MA Farley, WM McMahon, E Fombonne… - Autism …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies found substantial variability in adult outcome for people with autism whose
cognitive functioning was within the near‐average and average ranges. This study …

Executive function abilities in autism and Tourette syndrome: An information processing approach

S Ozonoff, DL Strayer, WM McMahon… - Journal of child …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
This study used information processing paradigms to provide a detailed examination of
executive function abilities in autism. The performance of non‐retarded autistic children was …

A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

…, CJ McDougle, J McGrath, WM McMahon… - Human molecular …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Although autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have a substantial genetic basis, most of the
known genetic risk has been traced to rare variants, principally copy number variants (CNVs). …

Diffusion tensor imaging of the corpus callosum in Autism

…, TR Oakes, JN Miller, J Lu, EK Jeong, WM McMahon… - Neuroimage, 2007 - Elsevier
The corpus callosum is the largest commissural white matter pathway that connects the
hemispheres of the human brain. In this study, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was performed on …

Lifetime prevalence, age of risk, and genetic relationships of comorbid psychiatric disorders in Tourette syndrome

…, C Illmann, RA King, P Sandor, WM McMahon… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by high rates of psychiatric comorbidity;
however, few studies have fully characterized these comorbidities. Furthermore, most …

Repetitive behavior profiles in Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism

M South, S Ozonoff, WM McMahon - Journal of autism and developmental …, 2005 - Springer
Although repetitive behaviors are a core diagnostic domain for autism spectrum disorders,
research in this area has been neglected. This study had two major aims (1) to provide a …