Sex differences in frontal lobe connectivity in adults with autism spectrum conditions

This work was supported by grant GO 400061 (to DGMM) from the UK Medical Research Council (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index.htm). The research leading to these results has received support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking under grant agreement no. 115300, resources of which are composed of financial contribution from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) and EFPIA companies’ in kind contribution. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care—East of England (CLAHRC-EoE) also supported the project. This paper represents independent research (part) funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health. During the period of the study M-CL and AR were supported by the William Binks Autism Neuroscience Fellowship and Autism Research Trust, and M-CL was also supported by the O’Brien Scholars Program within the Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. The Autism Research Trust supported SB-C, BC and ML.