The prenatal sex steroid theory of autism after 25 years.

Baron-Cohen S, Tsompanidis A, Srivastava DP, Mill J, Lancaster MA, Adhya D, APEX consortium, Warrier V

DOI: 10.1038/s41562-026-02437-0
Published: 2026 May
Container: Nature human behaviour
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41562-026-02437-0,
  title = {The prenatal sex steroid theory of autism after 25 years.},
  author = {Baron-Cohen S and Tsompanidis A and Srivastava DP and Mill J and Lancaster MA and Adhya D and APEX consortium and Warrier V},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature human behaviour},
  doi = {10.1038/s41562-026-02437-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02437-0}
}

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S, B., A, T., DP, S., J, M., MA, L., D, A., consortium, A., & V, W. (2026). The prenatal sex steroid theory of autism after 25 years.. Nature human behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02437-0

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