Prediction of autism in infants: progress and challenges

G Dawson, AD Rieder, MH Johnson - The Lancet Neurology, 2023 - thelancet.com
Autism spectrum disorder (henceforth autism) is a neurodevelopmental condition that can be
reliably diagnosed in children by age 18–24 months. Prospective longitudinal studies of …

Emerging biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

RE Frye, S Vassall, G Kaur, C Lewis… - Annals of …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 2% of children in the United States
(US) yet its etiology is unclear and effective treatments are lacking. Therapeutic interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Joint attention in infancy and the emergence of autism

P Nyström, E Thorup, S Bölte, T Falck-Ytter - Biological psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Background In typical infant development, parents and their children jointly contribute to
establishing frequent episodes of joint attention that boost language acquisition and shape …

Pre-symptomatic intervention for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): defining a research agenda

R Grzadzinski, D Amso, R Landa, L Watson… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts an individual's ability to socialize, communicate,
and interact with, and adapt to, the environment. Over the last two decades, research has …

Linking risk factors and outcomes in autism spectrum disorder: is there evidence for resilience?

M Elsabbagh - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Autism spectrum disorder (referred to here as autism) is one of several overlap**
neurodevelopmental conditions that have variable impacts on different individuals. This …

Eye-tracking biomarkers and autism diagnosis in primary care

B Keehn, P Monahan, B Enneking, T Ryan… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Finding effective and scalable solutions to address diagnostic delays and
disparities in autism is a public health imperative. Approaches that integrate eye-tracking …

Autism spectrum disorder and pupillometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L de Vries, I Fouquaet, B Boets, G Naulaers… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pupillometry, measuring pupil size and reactivity, has been proposed as a measure of
autonomic nervous system functioning, the latter which might be altered in individuals with …

From pupil to the brain: New insights for studying cortical plasticity through pupillometry

A Viglione, R Mazziotti, T Pizzorusso - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pupil size variations have been associated with changes in brain activity patterns related
with specific cognitive factors, such as arousal, attention, and mental effort. The locus …

Infant excitation/inhibition balance interacts with executive attention to predict autistic traits in childhood

V Carter Leno, J Begum-Ali, A Goodwin, L Mason… - Molecular Autism, 2022 - Springer
Background Autism is proposed to be characterised by an atypical balance of cortical
excitation and inhibition (E/I). However, most studies have examined E/I alterations in older …

Annual Research Review: Anterior Modifiers in the Emergence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (AMEND)—a systems neuroscience approach to common …

MH Johnson, T Charman, A Pickles… - Journal of Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present the Anterior Modifiers in the Emergence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
(AMEND) framework, designed to reframe the field of prospective studies of …