Research on Autism, ADHD, and More
Peer-reviewed journal articles and other evidence-based resources for information relating to neurodivergent conditions including autism, ADHD, and more.
Diagnosis & prevalence
- Overdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (2021)
- Autism Identity and the “Lost Generation”: Structural Validation of the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) and Comparison of Diagnosed and Self-Diagnosed Adults on the Autism Spectrum (2020)
- Using Twitter to Detect Psychological Characteristics of Self-Identified Persons With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Feasibility Study (2019)
- Reproducible neuroimaging features for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder with machine learning (2022)
Outcomes
- *Long-Term Outcomes of ADHD: A Systematic Review of Self-Esteem and Social Function (2016)
- Live fast, die young? A review on the developmental trajectories of ADHD across the lifespan (2018)
- A Longitudinal Examination of 10-year Change in Vocational and Educational Activities for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders(2013)
- A systematic review and analysis of long-term outcomes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: effects of treatment and non-treatment (2012)
- The Association of Lifestyle Factors and ADHD in Children (2016)
Symptoms/presentation
- The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder (2021)
- Symptoms in individuals with adult-onset ADHD are masked during childhood (2019)
- Insensitivity to social reputation in autism (2011)
- Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill (2019)
- Emotional dysregulation and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2014)
- Relationship between endophenotype and phenotype in ADHD (2008)
Comorbid conditions
- Low hedonic tone and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: risk factors for treatment resistance in depressed adults (2018)
- Anxiety and Mood Disorder in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD(2018)
- Medical comorbidities in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: a systematic review (2017)
- Anxiety Disorders in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Study (2020)
- Explaining the Covariance Between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Depressive Symptoms: The Role of Hedonic Responsivity (2012)
- The Relationship between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders(2020)
- The gut microbiome and neuropsychiatric disorders: implications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (2019)
Treatments & medication
- Stimulant ADHD medication and risk for substance abuse (2014)
- Evaluation of Methylphenidate Safety and Maximum-Dose Titration Rationale in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2019)
- Efficacy and safety of Ritalin LA, a new, once daily, extended-release dosage form of methylphenidate, in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2003)
- Association Between Methylphenidate and Amphetamine Use in Pregnancy and Risk of Congenital Malformations:A Cohort Study From the International Pregnancy Safety Study Consortium (2018)
- Effect of stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on later substance use and the potential for stimulant misuse, abuse, and diversion (2007)
- *Effects of d-Methylphenidate, Guanfacine, and Their Combination on Electroencephalogram Resting State Spectral Power in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2016)
- Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptors and Attention—Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2010)
- Long-Term Effects of Stimulant Treatment for ADHD: What Can We Tell Our Patients? (2015)
- Addressing Diagnosis and Treatment Gaps in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2017)
ASD + ADHD Comorbidity
- *An update on the comorbidity of ADHD and ASD: a focus on clinical management (2016)
- Examining overlap and homogeneity in ASD, ADHD, and OCD: a data-driven, diagnosis-agnostic approach (2019)
- Shared endo-phenotypes of default mode dysfunction in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder (2018)
- *Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD: Overlapping Phenomenology, Diagnostic Issues, and Treatment Considerations (2019) –
- Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD: Overlapping Phenomenology, Diagnostic Issues, and Treatment Considerations (2019)
- Trait-Based Dimensions Discriminating Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and, Co-occurring ADHD/ASD (2021)
- Visual search in ADHD, ASD and ASD + ADHD: overlapping or dissociating disorders? (2020)
- Glutamatergic and GABAergic gene sets in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: association to overlapping traits in ADHD and autism (2017)
Genetics & heritability
- Autism heritability: It probably does not mean what you think it means (2020)
- Sex differences in parent–offspring recurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2020)
- The Monash Autism-ADHD genetics and neurodevelopment (MAGNET) project design and methodologies: a dimensional approach to understanding neurobiological and genetic aetiology (2021)
- Genetic Advances in Autism (2021)
- Genome-Wide Changes in Protein Translation Efficiency Are Associated with Autism (2018)
- Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2018)
Evolution of Neurodivergence
- The evolution of hyperactivity, impulsivity and cognitive diversity (2005)
- Genomic selection signatures in autism spectrum disorder identifies cognitive genomic tradeoff and its relevance in paradoxical phenotypes of deficits versus potentialities (2021)
- Widespread signatures of positive selection in common risk alleles associated to autism spectrum disorder (2017)
- Genomic analysis of the natural history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using Neanderthal and ancient Homo sapiens samples (2020)
- The evolution of hyperactivity, impulsivity and cognitive diversity (2006)
Neurotransmitters
- Surprise: Estrogen as Neurotransmitter (2006)
- The Dopamine Dilemma (2010)
What is this list?
In a nutshell, it’s a list of what I would consider the “best” scientific papers I’ve come across related to autism, ADHD, or both.
Really, it’s the fruit of my independent research into whatever particular subtopic sparked my curiosity at that moment–when I come across papers that are particularly relevant, informative, interesting, intriguing, important, or enlightening in any way, I bookmark them and add them to this list.
And as I surmise that like-minded neurokin may also find value in this information, I wanted to share.
In other words… it’s a literal infodump.
I continue to add to this list whenever I can. Enjoy!