Prevalence estimates of autism are essential for informing public policy, raising awareness,
and developing research priorities. Using a systematic review, we synthesized estimates of …

The human body is full of an extensive number of commensal microbes, consisting of
bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively termed the human microbiome. The initial …

To capture the full spectrum of genetic risk for autism, we performed a two-stage analysis of
rare de novo and inherited coding variants in 42,607 autism cases, including 35,130 new …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the serious developmental disorders
that is usually diagnosed below the age of three years. Although the severity of the disease's …

Maternal health during pregnancy plays a major role in shaping health and disease risks in
the offspring. The maternal immune activation hypothesis proposes that inflammatory …

Almost 60 years have passed since the initial discovery by Hubel and Wiesel that changes
in neuronal activity can elicit developmental rewiring of the central nervous system (CNS) …

This systematic review describes a set of practices that have evidence of positive effects with
autistic children and youth. This is the third iteration of a review of the intervention literature …

Between 1990 and 2012, the global mean age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
ranged from 38 to 120 months. Measures have since been introduced to reduce the age at …

Background The COVID‐19 pandemic introduced challenges to families with young children
with developmental delays. Beyond the widespread concerns surrounding illness, loss of …

Results: For 2018, across all 11 ADDM sites, ASD prevalence per 1,000 children aged 8
years ranged from 16.5 in Missouri to 38.9 in California. The overall ASD prevalence was …