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Commentary: Are we expecting too much from the extreme male brain theory of autism? A reflection on Kung et al. (2016)

This commentary highlights inconsistent findings that undermine the extreme male brain theory autism but data may not present an adequate test of the hypothesis

Gail Alvares

Principal Research Fellow

Maretta Mann

Maretta Mann, Research Development Manager

Dr Kandice Varcin

Senior Research Fellow

Andrew Whitehouse

Deputy Director (Research); Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at The Kids Research Institute Australia; Director, CliniKids

Rachelle Wicks

Rachelle Wicks is a Research Fellow at CliniKids.

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Launch of National Autism Guideline

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