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The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder

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    • Maria Cristina Petralia
    • Elisabetta Sagone
    • Marinella Coco
    • Raffaele Gueli
    • Giulia Di Gregorio
    • Lucio Salvatore Giovanni Coco
    • Andrea Buscemi
    • Valentina Perciavalle

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    Affiliations: Bonino Pulejo Neurolesi Center, IRCCS, I-98124 Messina, Italy, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy, Horus Social Cooperative, I-97100 Ragusa, Italy
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    Published online on: October 9, 2018
       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6834
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Problems arising on the autistic spectrum are more common in male individuals, leading scholars to attempt to determine whether there is a correlation with testosterone levels to which fetuses were exposed during intrauterine life. The aim of the present study was to investigate, through the digit ratio technique, the possible correlation between testosterone exposure during intrauterine life and the achievement of predetermined objectives during the educational program Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) in a group of subjects with different forms of autism. The results showed a positive correlation of the TEACCH program and 2D:4D ratio. Therefore, we hypothesize that a base screening may be useful to pinpoint the optimal teaching strategies to obtain the best possible performance from each subject.
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Petralia MC, Sagone E, Coco M, Gueli R, Di Gregorio G, Coco LS, Buscemi A and Perciavalle V: The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder. Exp Ther Med 16: 5373-5375, 2018.
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Petralia, M.C., Sagone, E., Coco, M., Gueli, R., Di Gregorio, G., Coco, L.S. ... Perciavalle, V. (2018). The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 16, 5373-5375. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6834
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Petralia, M. C., Sagone, E., Coco, M., Gueli, R., Di Gregorio, G., Coco, L. S., Buscemi, A., Perciavalle, V."The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16.6 (2018): 5373-5375.
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Petralia, M. C., Sagone, E., Coco, M., Gueli, R., Di Gregorio, G., Coco, L. S., Buscemi, A., Perciavalle, V."The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16, no. 6 (2018): 5373-5375. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6834
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Petralia MC, Sagone E, Coco M, Gueli R, Di Gregorio G, Coco LS, Buscemi A and Perciavalle V: The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder. Exp Ther Med 16: 5373-5375, 2018.
APA
Petralia, M.C., Sagone, E., Coco, M., Gueli, R., Di Gregorio, G., Coco, L.S. ... Perciavalle, V. (2018). The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 16, 5373-5375. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6834
MLA
Petralia, M. C., Sagone, E., Coco, M., Gueli, R., Di Gregorio, G., Coco, L. S., Buscemi, A., Perciavalle, V."The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16.6 (2018): 5373-5375.
Chicago
Petralia, M. C., Sagone, E., Coco, M., Gueli, R., Di Gregorio, G., Coco, L. S., Buscemi, A., Perciavalle, V."The 2D:4D ratio is associated with performance in the ‘teacCh program’ of subjects with autism spectrum disorder". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16, no. 6 (2018): 5373-5375. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6834
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