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Scott Marek @smarek0502.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What matters most for childhood brain organization? We analyzed 649 variables. The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers. Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES. In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

New study from our team at @camhnews.bsky.social @uoftpsych.bsky.social examining psychiatric emergency care profiles of #autistic adults, showing most frequent reasons for visits included suicidality (42.9%), aggression (24.6%), and mood symptoms (16.1%), etc. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Very glad to work on this reflection piece with the amazing ECRs at @camhnews.bsky.social. We hope this @journalautism.bsky.social editorial can stimulate more reflections and conversations.

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Great new abstract for the upcoming @aacap.bsky.social annual meeting found no increase in irritability or aggression after starting gender-affirming testosterone treatment in adolescence. #trans #transgender #medicine #psychiatry #psychology #LGBT

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Louisa Man @drlouisalyman.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Excited to share visualizations of our newest paper (with Adeline Lacroix and @mengchuanlai.bsky.social) compiling recommendations for physicians & clinicians supporting autistic adults in their care. 1 of 7

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Guillaume Dumas @introspection.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Not all #empathy is the same. In this new study led by the brilliant Julia Ayache, we unpack how psychopathic, autistic, and alexithymic traits relate differently to affective, cognitive, and motor empathy—using self-reports and a Social #NeuroAI agent 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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A “fine-cuts” approach disentangling psychopathic, autistic and alexithymic traits in their associations with affective, cognitive and motor empathy

Atypical empathy is seen in relation to psychopathy and autistic traits; however, studies typically conflate affective and cognitive facets of empathy…

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Carleigh Pace-Tonna @carleighpt.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Earlier this month, I attended #INSAR2025. I’m so grateful that my abstract was selected as a top-rated submission! I had a wonderful time connecting with incredible researchers and spending time with the MCLab! @mengchuanlai.bsky.social @mollypascoe67.bsky.social @mishalex.bsky.social‬

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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Great book review on autism in women and girls. I and many others have argued that better diagnosis of girls is a big and welcome part of the increase in autism diagnoses. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Widening the autism spotlight

Underrepresentation of girls and women in studies warps our understanding of the condition, argues a neuroscientist

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Yona Lunsky @yonalunsky.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Really enjoyed discussing our research on healthcare and autism with @mengchuanlai.bsky.social as part of the new #ICESOntario podcast #Disability #AutRes

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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Very proud to share this work led by the amazing Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater of @camhnews.bsky.social via a complicated set of planned analyses to delineate the relations between social cognition, self-regulation, & social adaptation across neurodiverse young people: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core

Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation - Volume 11 Issue 1

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Prof Neil Martin @thatneilmartin.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Cognitive styles across 11 countries: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

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