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RESEARCH PRODUCT
An Autistic Endophenotype and Testosterone Are Involved in an Atypical Decline in Selective Attention and Visuospatial Processing in Middle-Aged Women
Romero-martínez ÁNgelLuis Moya-albiolsubject
AdultAgingAutism Spectrum DisorderEndophenotypesHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPopulationselective attentionMotherslcsh:Medicinebehavioral disciplines and activitiesArticleDevelopmental psychologymedicineHumansAttentionCognitive skillCognitive declineAutistic Disordereducationcaregivereducation.field_of_studylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCognitionMiddle AgedAutism spectrum disordersmedicine.diseaseAutism spectrum disorderSpainAutism spectrum disorders; caregiver; selective attention; testosterone; womenEndophenotypetestosteroneAgnosiaAutismFemalewomenPsychologyStroop effectdescription
Mothers of offspring with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) could present mild forms of their children’s cognitive characteristics, resulting from prenatal brain exposure and sensitivity to testosterone (T). Indeed, their cognition is frequently characterized by hyper-systemizing, outperforming in tests that assess cognitive domains such as selective attention, and fine motor and visuospatial skills. In the general population, all these start to decline around the mid-forties. This study aimed to characterize whether middle-aged women who are biological mothers of individuals with ASD had better performance in the aforementioned cognitive skills than mothers of normative children (in both groups n = 22
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-15 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |