Predictors of change in parent-reported "self-injurious behaviors" (SIBs) in autistic children? "SIBs are highly prevalent" "only 9% did not have SIBs at either timepoint" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… not mentioned: what autism interventions were received & resulting potential harms

Autism "severity" levels?--biased & unhelpful again onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… "Although clinicians showed high agreement when determining whether toddlers were autistic, they showed much less agreement when assigning DSM-5-TR severity levels describing the amount of support needed"

"Although greater autism... severity has been assumed to increase the risk of traumatic dental injuries, this association was not observed in this study" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… based on DSM-5-TR autism "severity" levels, in N=441 autistics aged 3-15 years, in Atlantic Canada

For autistics, it's all over by age 5 ("well past the time for best outcomes")? "strong evidence shows that early behavioral intervention can significantly improve outcomes & quality of life"?--no, benefits vs harms have not been fairly tested jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… epic COIs

Autism overdiagnosis "can harmfully divert resources from children with greater needs, marginalize those with autism already at the periphery of our societies, and reshape the way children develop in ways that stunt natural resilience & growth"? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… viewpoint

"the first ASSR study in autism... to incorporate an active auditory oddball task"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… autistic (vs typical) children had "markedly poorer behavioral performance"?--autistics had similar % correct & detection sensitivity; but faster RTs & more false alarms

Autistics (vs non-autistics) "show more negative interoceptive evaluation"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… "autistic traits predicted all 3 interoception measures (evaluation, accuracy & attention)" but "presence or absence of an autism diagnosis only predicted interoceptive evaluation"

"we caution against the assumption that all autistic people camouflage" "camouflaging is not specific nor unique to autistic people" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… "there is little evidence to suggest camouflaging should be included in the diagnostic criteria for an autism diagnosis"

Catatonia in autism & NDDs--"the evidence base remains methodologically immature and rooted largely in case reports, series, and observational studies" sciencedirect.com/science/ar… "Differentiating catatonia from core autistic features remains one of the field’s greatest challenges"?