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Higher <jats:italic>AQ attention switching<\/jats:italic> subscale scores were associated with increased mean diffusivity and radial diffusivity values in the uncinate fasciculus, while axial diffusivity values within this tract show a negative correlation. <jats:italic>AQ attention to detail<\/jats:italic> subscale correlated positively with gray matter volume in the right pre- and postcentral gyrus.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S0924933821000158_sec27\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>We demonstrate that individuals with higher levels of autism-spectrum-like features show decreased white matter integrity in tracts associated with higher-level visual processing and increased cortical volume in areas linked to movement sequencing and working memory. Our results resemble regional brain structure alterations found in individuals with ASD. 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