We explored the association of 29 previously reported neonatal, perinatal, and prenatal conditions, and exposures with later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a large sample of children ...

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 emerged as robust ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a brain disorder characterized by social impairments. ASD is currently diagnosed on the basis of behavioral criteria because no robust biomarkers have been identified ...

March 16, 2012 (Prague, Czech Republic) — Immune dysfunction during pregnancy and after birth may play a role in the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a presentation here at EPA 2012: ...

The study found that children suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to have faced complications during their mother’s pregnancy and post birth A new study conducted by ...