Background Prescription of psychotropic medications is common in autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs), either off-label or to treat comorbid conditions such as attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder or depression. Psychotropic medications are intended to alter
brain function, yet studies investigating functional brain organization in ASDs rarely take
medication usage into account. This could explain some of the inconsistent findings of
atypical brain network connectivity reported in the autism literature. Methods The current …