Brief report: Facial asymmetry and autistic-like traits in the general population

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

ISSN

01623257

Publisher

Springer

School

School of Science

RAS ID

35252

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Funders listed at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-020-04661-7#Fun

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Boutrus, M., Gilani, Z., Maybery, M. T., Alvares, G. A., Tan, D. W., Eastwood, P. R., ... & Whitehouse, A. J. (2020). Brief report: Facial asymmetry and autistic-like traits in the general population. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(6), 2115-2123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04661-7

Abstract

© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Atypical facial morphology, particularly increased facial asymmetry, has been identified in some individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC). Many cognitive, behavioural and biological features associated with ASC also occur on a continuum in the general population. The aim of the present study was to examine subthreshold levels of autistic traits and facial morphology in non-autistic individuals. Facial asymmetry was measured using three-dimensional facial photogrammetry, and the Autism-spectrum Quotient was used to measure autistic-like traits in a community-ascertained sample of young adults (n = 289). After accounting for covariates, there were no significant associations observed between autistic-like traits and facial asymmetry, suggesting that any potential facial morphology differences linked to ASC may be limited to the clinical condition.

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10.1007/s10803-020-04661-7

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