Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental
disorders, affecting an estimated 1 in 59 children. ASD is highly genetically heterogeneous …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by difficulties in social interaction, language development delays, repeated body …

Deficits in social interaction are important early markers for autism and related
neurodevelopmental disorders with strong genetic components. Standardized behavioral …

Advances in the fields of cognitive and affective developmental neuroscience,
developmental psychopathology, neurobiology, genetics, and applied behavior analysis …

Autism is a complex, behaviorally defined, static disorder of the immature brain that is of
great concern to the practicing pediatrician because of an astonishing 556% reported …

The quantity and quality of research into autism and related conditions have increased
dramatically in recent years. Consequently we selectively review key accomplishments and …

Twin and family studies in autistic disorders (AD) have elucidated a high heritability of the
narrow and broad phenotype of AD. In this review on the genetics of AD, we will initially …

While the cause of autism remains unknown, the high concordance between monozygotic
twins supports a strong genetic component. The importance of genetic factors in autism …

The importance of genetic factors in autism has prompted the development of mutant mouse
models to advance our understanding of biological mechanisms underlying autistic …

Clinical observations suggest that certain gut and dietary factors may transiently worsen
symptoms in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), epilepsy and some inheritable metabolic …