Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex neurodevelopmental conditions that have
been rising markedly in prevalence for the past 30 years, now thought to affect 1 in 68 in the …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of early‐onset neurodevelopmental conditions
characterized by alterations in brain connectivity with cascading effects on …

A period of mild brain overgrowth with an unknown etiology has been identified as one of
the most common phenotypes in autism. Here, we test the hypothesis that maternal …

The maternal gut microbiome plays a critical role in fetal and early postnatal development,
shaping fundamental processes including immune maturation and brain development …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of neurodevelopmental conditions that are
sharply increasing in prevalence worldwide. Intriguingly, ASD is often accompanied by an …

Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined by core behavioral impairments,
gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are commonly reported. Subsets of ASD individuals display …

Autism, an incurable neurodevelopmental brain disorder, is a complex psychopathology in
which the affected individual cannot effectively self-regulate their sensory inputs toward …

Prenatal exposure to maternal immune activation (MIA) has been implicated as a risk factor
for the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), though the conditions under which …

Recent studies have highlighted a connection between infection during pregnancy and the
increased risk of autism in the offspring. Parallel studies of cerebral spinal fluid, blood and …