NIH R01 · 2024
Examining Stress and Arousal Across Pubertal Development in ASD
Project Summary/Abstract Adolescence, the developmental transition of juvenile social and cognitive processes to their adult forms, is a period of remarkable physiological, psychological, and social changes. During adolescence there is a significant increase in the risk for psychiatric disorders such that half of people who will suffer from mental illness have their onset by 14 years of age. Early research suggests that it is a pivotal transition for youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition characterized by difficulty with social competence and change including developmental transitions. During the initial phase of the longitudinal study (MH111599), significant, clinically…
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