For this podcast, trans means transdiagnostic
About this episode
This episode discusses how autism relates to a broader spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders and the implications for treatment and support.
On this week’s podcast, we present new research summarizing how autism is part of a larger spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders and issues. There are issues that people with autism experience that are not unique to autism; they are seen in people with ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. This is what is meant by “transdiagnostic”. These things include core autism features, co-morbid health problems, and can partially be explained by genetics. While autism is a unique condition, understanding how autism is placed in the wider spectrum of disorders and conditions will speed up discoveries in treatments and supports. Click to access mentalizing-impairments-across-11-psychiatric-conditions-a-transdiagnostic-systematic-review-and-network-meta-analysis-of-tasks-with-static-illustrations.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09820-3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41416939 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41257798
Topics covered
- autism
- neuropsychiatric disorders
- transdiagnostic research
- mental health
- genetics
Keywords
- core autism features
- co-morbid health problems
- ADHD
- schizophrenia
- bipolar disorder
- depression
- genetics
- treatments
- supports
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