Low Apgar scores are linked to higher risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder, especially Autism Disorder, suggesting possible hypoxic brain injury at birth Objective testing is necessary with diffusion MRI ...

Currently, there is no way to diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) until behavioral traits begin to show at around 24 months of age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

This provides a benchmark (in typically developing young children) against which disorders like autism can be understood. Psychiatric disorders are due to atypical brain function, which can be ...

The authors of a controversial 2022 paper that claimed to measure neuronal activity using functional MRI retracted their work after their reanalysis "did not robustly support the original conclusions.

UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development, providing new insights ...