Meng-Chuan Lai

Associate Professor

University of Toronto

Canada

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Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research focuses on autism and neurodevelopmental conditions, exploring topics such as the methodological challenges in autism studies, diagnosis patterns in autistic youth, and the intersection of mental health and neurodivergence. He has published extensively on issues affecting autistic individuals, including the impact of physical health conditions and therapeutic interventions.

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Hannah Hayward

King’s College London

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“It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth

Subgrouping autism and ADHD based on structural MRI population modelling centiles

Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism

What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead

Initial diagnosis patterns of coexisting mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions in autistic children and youth: Evidence from a nationally representative sample in Canada

Incidence of Physical Health Conditions in Autistic Children Within 5 Years After Their Autism Diagnosis

Editorial: Towards an Intersectional Understanding of Sexual Identity, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, and Beyond

OFF THE SPECTRUM: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls

Repeated use of hospital-based services and delayed hospital discharges in a population-based cohort of autistic adults in Canada

What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People

Sex differences in social brain neural responses in autism

Camouflaging, internalized stigma, and mental health in the general population

Social and Emotional Functioning of Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors and Typically Developing Youth Following the Onset of the Pandemic

White matter microstructure in transmasculine and cisgender adolescents: A multiparametric and multivariate study

Computer programming a chatbot to improve social-communication skills in autistic children: A feasibility study

Cortical Structure Differences in Relation to Age, Sexual Attractions, and Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents: An Examination of Mean Diffusivity and T1 Relaxation Time

Nabilone treatment for severe behavioral problems in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Protocol for a phase I open-label clinical trial

Sex and gender in neurodevelopmental conditions

Mental health challenges faced by autistic people

Unique dynamic profiles of social attention in autistic females

Assessing and stabilizing atypical plasticity in autism spectrum disorder using rTMS: Results from a proof-of-principle study

Premature mortality in a population‐based cohort of autistic adults in Canada

Reconsidering autistic ‘camouflaging’ as transactional impression management

Gray matter volume alteration is associated with insistence on sameness and cognitive flexibility in autistic youth

NAA/Glu Ratio Associated with Suicidal Ideation in Pilot Sample of Autistic Youth and Young Adults

Towards robust and replicable sex differences in the intrinsic brain function of autism.

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Hannah Hayward

Vanessa H. Bal

Peter B Marschik

Teresa Del Bianco

Heather Prime

Maarten Mennes

Emily Jones

Eva Loth

Katholiki Georgiades

Louise Gallagher

Christine Ecker

Sven Bölte

Yona Lunsky

Bhismadev Chakrabarti

Tony Charman

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