Several morphometric studies have revealed smaller than normal neurons in the neocortex
of autistic subjects. To test the hypothesis that abnormal neuronal growth is a marker of an …

To explain the pattern of preserved and superior abilities found in autism spectrum
disorders, a hypothesis has emerged, which assumes that there is a developmental bias …

Autism is a developmental disorder with prenatal origins, currently estimated to affect 1 in 91
children in the United States. Social‐emotional deficits are a hallmark of autism and early …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disabilities characterized by
impairments in social interaction and communication and restricted and repetitive …

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown etiology. While the past
decade has witnessed a proliferation of neuroimaging studies of autism, theoretical …

The current study examined group differences in cortical volume, surface area, and
thickness with age, in a group of typically developing children and a group of children with …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are neuropsychiatric diseases characterized by impaired
social interaction, communication deficits, and repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. ASD …

Autism, a neuropsychiatric disorder that severely impairs social, language and cognitive
development, has a clinical onset in the first years of life. Because components of the limbic …

Dendritic spines are tiny postsynaptic protrusions from a dendrite that receive most of the
excitatory synaptic input in the brain. Functional and structural changes in dendritic spines …

Presented is a review of recent progress in the understanding of autism based on
investigations of donated human brain tissue. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder …