Identification, evaluation, and management of children with autism spectrum disorder

SL Hyman, SE Levy, SM Myers, DZ Kuo, S Apkon… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with reported
prevalence in the United States of 1 in 59 children (approximately 1.7%). Core deficits are …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental pathways to autism: A review of prospective studies of infants at risk

EJH Jones, T Gliga, R Bedford, T Charman… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and the presence of …

Modeling idiopathic autism in forebrain organoids reveals an imbalance of excitatory cortical neuron subtypes during early neurogenesis

A Jourdon, F Wu, J Mariani, D Capauto, S Norton… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Idiopathic autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is highly heterogeneous, and it remains unclear
how convergent biological processes in affected individuals may give rise to symptoms …

Early brain development in infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder

HC Hazlett, H Gu, BC Munsell, SH Kim, M Styner… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Brain enlargement has been observed in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but
the timing of this phenomenon, and the relationship between ASD and the appearance of …

FOXG1-dependent dysregulation of GABA/glutamate neuron differentiation in autism spectrum disorders

J Mariani, G Coppola, P Zhang, A Abyzov, L Provini… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a disorder of brain development. Most cases lack a clear
etiology or genetic basis, and the difficulty of re-enacting human brain development has …

Patches of disorganization in the neocortex of children with autism

R Stoner, ML Chow, MP Boyle… - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Autism involves early brain overgrowth and dysfunction, which is most strongly
evident in the prefrontal cortex. As assessed on pathological analysis, an excess of neurons …

Decreased spontaneous attention to social scenes in 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders

K Chawarska, S Macari, F Shic - Biological psychiatry, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The ability to spontaneously attend to the social overtures and activities of
others is essential for the development of social cognition and communication. This ability is …

Neuron number and size in prefrontal cortex of children with autism

E Courchesne, PR Mouton, ME Calhoun… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Autism often involves early brain overgrowth, including the prefrontal cortex (PFC).
Although prefrontal abnormality has been theorized to underlie some autistic symptoms, the …

[PDF][PDF] Search strategy and selection criteria

MC Lai, MV Lombardo, S Baron-Cohen - Lancet, 2014 - s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar for reports
published between Jan 1, 2000, and June 20, 2013. We used the search terms …

Head circumference and brain size in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

R Sacco, S Gabriele, AM Persico - Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2015 - Elsevier
Macrocephaly and brain overgrowth have been associated with autism spectrum disorder.
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide an overall estimate of effect …