Any account of “what is special about the human brain”(Passingham 2008) must specify the
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …

In this systematic review, we analyzed and evaluated the findings of studies on prosodic
features of vocal productions of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in order to …

Recent models of the early emergence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) propose an
interaction between risk susceptibility and the infant's social environment, resulting in a …

This study examined differences in acoustic characteristics of infant cries in a sample of
babies at risk for autism and a low‐risk comparison group. Cry samples derived from vocal …

Background: Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is critical, because early intensive
treatment greatly improves its prognosis. Methods: We review studies that examined …

Highlights•Crying can provide evidence about an infant's metabolic and neurological
condition.•Excessive crying can trigger feeding problems, parental depression and infant …

A critical step toward understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is to identify both
genetic and environmental risk factors. A number of rare copy number variants (CNVs) have …

Previous studies have provided preliminary evidence that disruptions in cry acoustics may
be part of an atypical vocal signature of autism early in life. We examined the acoustic …

Understanding early episodes of cry is essential to improve caregiver–child interaction and
child well-being. Caregiver perceptions of cry are based on interpretations of different …

This study used fMRI to measure brain activity during adult processing of cries of infants with
autistic disorder (AD) compared to cries of typically developing (TD) infants. Using whole …