Khan, Yumnah T. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2409-8392
Tsompanidis, Alex
Sun, Luning
Allison, Carrie
Baron-Cohen, Simon
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cambridge Trust
Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Wellcome Trust (214322\Z\18\Z)
Innovative Medicine Joint 2 Undertaking (777394)
Autism Action
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
Templeton World Charity Foundation
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR203312)
Article History
Received: 25 February 2026
Accepted: 18 June 2026
First Online: 23 July 2026
Declarations
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical Approval: The research was ethically approved by the University of Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics Committee (reference no. PRE.2024.055).
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