What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?

Background: Deficits in expressive language abilities is evident in many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Expressive language is central for expressing needs,

The SNP-heritability (proportion of variance attributed to the additive effects of common genetic variants) of autism ranges from 65% in multiplex families (Klei et al., 2012) to 12%

  Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal... communication;

Identification of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability – A Systematic Review.. Journal name Journal of Mental

Structural language deficits were associated with reduced pragmatic competence across the whole sample and more common among children with early language delay, while

Within autism research, a recent meta-analysis (Sandbank et al., 2020) suggested Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) to be the most promising approaches

(2021) was used: (Pervasive development disorder OR pdd OR pdd-nos OR pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified OR autism OR autistic OR autism spectrum disorder

The study indicates that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) traits are quite common in OCD- patients and that high levels of symptoms are to a significant part related to co-morbid autism