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Fig. 2 | Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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From: Attention and motor deficits index non-specific background liabilities that predict autism recurrence in siblings

Fig. 2

Mechanisms by which genetic influences that are non-specific to autism may compound autistic severity and incur “comorbid” affectation with non-ASD traits (ADHD as an example here). 1 Specific influences on ASD that simultaneously incur comorbidity traits that are part and parcel of the syndrome. 2 Amplification of ASD severity by a non-ASD-specific causal influence. ADHD attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ASD autism spectrum disorder

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