The association between autistic traits and serum testosterone, oxytocin, and androstenedione levels in prepubertal male drug naive children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Abdülbaki ArtıkSadriye Ebru Çengel KültürOytun PortakalArda Yamaç KaraboncukPublished in: International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience (2022)
This study suggests that patients who have higher autistic traits have elevated testosterone and androstenedione levels and lower serum oxytocin levels. Further studies are needed to clarify this relationship.