topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimAn increasing body of evidence suggests that these features may be modulated by sex-related differences.
evidence level3
citationScenna Marta Sofia (2026)
sourceMitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorder: pharmacological insights into natural antioxidants
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimIn addition, it can also be associated with other medical conditions including epilepsy, congenital cardiac defects, gastrointestinal (GI), immunological, endocrine/metabolic and sleep disorders, as well as psychiatric comorbidities like ADHD and anxiety.
evidence level3
citationScenna Marta Sofia (2026)
sourceMitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorder: pharmacological insights into natural antioxidants
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimThe role of environmental factors in ASD became evident with the observation that advanced paternal and maternal age is associated with an increased likelihood of having a child with ASD ().
evidence level3
citationScenna Marta Sofia (2026)
sourceMitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorder: pharmacological insights into natural antioxidants
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimLord et al., 2018 Faja and Dawson, 2017 Dellapiazza et al., 2022 Napolitano et al., 2022 Figure 1 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, often accompanied by atypical sensory-motor responses ().
evidence level3
citationScenna Marta Sofia (2026)
sourceMitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in autism spectrum disorder: pharmacological insights into natural antioxidants
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claim73% of participants agreed that they found the app easy to use overall and that an app is a good format for offering anxiety support to autistic people.
evidence level4
citationOakley B (2025)
sourceFeasibility Study of a Novel App-Based Anxiety Intervention for Autistic People.
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimWe found that an autism-adapted app-based anxiety management tool is acceptable to the community and associated with reduced anxiety symptom severity in autistic adults, on average.
evidence level4
citationOakley B (2025)
sourceFeasibility Study of a Novel App-Based Anxiety Intervention for Autistic People.
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimAt least 50% of autistic people experience clinically relevant anxiety symptoms.
evidence level4
citationOakley B (2025)
sourceFeasibility Study of a Novel App-Based Anxiety Intervention for Autistic People.
topicSaffron Social Anxiety Randomized Trial
claimHowever, reasons for elevated rates of anxiety in autism remain poorly understood and there is a high unmet need for novel and adapted therapies for anxiety that are accessible to autistic people.
evidence level4
citationOakley B (2025)
sourceFeasibility Study of a Novel App-Based Anxiety Intervention for Autistic People.