Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that are
characterized by impairments in social and communication behavior and by a restricted …

1Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Pediatrics (Neurology), Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway …

Clinical observations suggest that certain gut and dietary factors may transiently worsen
symptoms in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), epilepsy and some inheritable metabolic …

Recent evidence supports a role for genetics in autism, but other findings are difficult to
reconcile with a purely genetic cause. Pathological changes in the cerebellum in autism are …

Review of neurochemical investigations in autistic disorder revealed that a wide array of
transmitter systems have been studied, including serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine …

Objective To investigate the association between physician-documented diagnoses of
maternal autoimmune diseases, allergies, and asthma around the time of pregnancy and …

Autism Spectrum Disorders comprise conditions that may affect cognitive development,
motor skills, social interaction, communication, and behavior. This set of functional deficits …

Autism is a life-long developmental disorder affecting as many as 1 in 500 children. The
causes for this profound disorder are largely unknown. Recent research has uncovered …

Some recent evidence has suggested abnormalities of the dorsal stream and possibly the
mirror neuron system in autism, which may be responsible for impairments of joint attention …

Phospholipid fatty acids are major structural components of neuronal cell membranes, which
modulate membrane fluidity and hence function. Evidence from clinical and biochemical …