Autism is a diagnostic label based on behavior. While the diagnostic criteria attempt to
maximize clinical consensus, it also masks a wide degree of heterogeneity between and …

Genetics studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have identified several risk genes that
are key regulators of synaptic plasticity. Indeed, many of the risk genes that have been …

Recently the Lancet published a Commission on the future of care and clinical research of
autism, which included a side panel arguing for the adoption of “profound autism”, a term in …

Autism severity is currently defined and measured based exclusively on the severity levels of
the two core symptom domains: social‐communication and restricted or repetitive patterns of …

Impairments in social communication (SC) predominate among the core diagnostic features
of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Neuroimaging has revealed numerous findings of …

ASD research is at an important crossroads. The ASD diagnosis is important for assigning a
child to early behavioral intervention and explaining a child's condition. But ASD research …

The reported prevalence of autism is going up and up. We propose that some—even much—
of the increase in the rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is driven by “Autism Plus” …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) features profound social deficits but neuroimaging studies
have failed to find any consistent neural signature. Here we connect these two facts by …

Many males with FXS meet criteria for ASD. This study was designed to (1) describe ASD
symptoms in adolescent and young adult males with FXS (n= 44) and (2) evaluate the …

In 2017, facing lack of progress and failures encountered in targeted drug development for
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders, the ISCTM …