Autism spectrum disorders articles from across Nature Portfolio
Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterized by impaired social interaction and communication skills, and are often accompanied by other behavioural symptoms such as repetitive or stereotyped behaviour and abnormal sensory processing. Individual symptoms and cognitive functioning vary across the autism spectrum disorders.
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Prosodic signatures of ASD severity and developmental delay in preschoolers
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Behavioral and cellular responses to circadian disruption and prenatal immune activation in mice
Scientific Reports 13, 7791
Deletion of the autism-related gene Chd8 alters activity-dependent transcriptional responses in mouse postmitotic neurons
Prosodic signatures of ASD severity and developmental delay in preschoolers
16p11.2 deletion mice exhibit compromised fronto-temporal connectivity, GABAergic dysfunction, and enhanced attentional ability
Serotonin sensing by microglia conditions the proper development of neuronal circuits and of social and adaptive skills
Microbial modulation via cross-fostering prevents the effects of pervasive environmental stressors on microglia and social behavior, but not the dopamine system
Behavioral and cellular responses to circadian disruption and prenatal immune activation in mice
‘I am not a broken version of normal’ — autistic people argue for a stronger voice in research
ADNP in reverse gear
Rare and common autism risk variants converge across 16p
Diverse mutations in autism-related genes and their expression in the developing brain