Beyond sensitivity: what are the enabling opportunities of OPM-MEG? by Timothy P. L. Roberts, Timothy P. L. Roberts, Charlotte Birnbaum, Luke Bloy, William Gaetz, William Gaetz

“…Application to the developing infant brain will be considered as well as application to pediatric neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder. Rather than present solutions, this article will highlight the challenges faced by conventional SQUID-based cryo-MEG and explore the potential avenues for OPM-MEG to make a positive impact to the field of pediatric neuroscience.…”
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Multi-modal investigation reveals pathogenic features of diverse DDX3X missense mutations. by Federica Mosti, Mariah L Hoye, Carla F Escobar-Tomlienovich, Debra L Silver

“…De novo mutations in the RNA binding protein DDX3X cause neurodevelopmental disorders including DDX3X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. Amongst ~200 mutations identified to date, half are missense. …”
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Neuroinflammation in Autism: Plausible Role of Maternal Inflammation, Dietary Omega 3, and Microbiota by Charlotte Madore, Quentin Leyrolle, Chloé Lacabanne, Anouk Benmamar-Badel, Corinne Joffre, Agnes Nadjar, Sophie Layé

“…Several genetic causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been identified. However, more recent work has highlighted that certain environmental exposures early in life may also account for some cases of autism. …”
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Metabolomics of mothers of children with autism, idiopathic developmental delay, and Down syndrome by Mariana Parenti, Shannon Shoff, Jennie Sotelo-Orozco, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Carolyn M. Slupsky

“…Here, we investigated associations between children’s neurodevelopmental outcomes and their mothers’ plasma metabolite profiles in a subset of mother–child dyads from CHARGE, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD, n = 209), Down syndrome (DS, n = 76), idiopathic developmental delay (iDD, n = 64), and typically developed (TD, n = 185) controls. …”
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Clinical Report of a 17q12 Microdeletion with Additionally Unreported Clinical Features by Jennifer L. Roberts, Stephanie K. Gandomi, Melissa Parra, Ira Lu, Chia-Ling Gau, Majed Dasouki, Merlin G. Butler

“…We present a tall-appearing 17-year-old boy with marfanoid habitus, hypermobile joints, mild scoliosis, pectus deformity, widely spaced nipples, pes cavus, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and psychiatric manifestations including physical and verbal aggression, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and oppositional defiance. …”
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Mental health morbidities in Kerala, India: Insights from National Mental Health Survey, 2015–2016 by Sonakshi Jyrwa, T. M. Shibukumar, Jayakrishnan Thavody, P. K. Anish, Thomas Bina, K.R. Rajith, Pradeep S. Banandur, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal

“…The instruments used in the survey included M.I.N.I adult version 6.0, a modified version of the Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Scale and questionnaires to screen for epilepsy, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. Results: A total of 2479 respondents aged >18 years were interviewed. …”
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Reinforcement and Maintenance of Human Resources for Health Systems during Long-Term Crises: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews by Amir Mohammad Salehi, Salman Khazaei, Motahareh Masumi, Farnaz Shavandi, Mostafa Kavand, Ensiyeh Jenabi, Mahnaz Khatiban

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Neuronal subset-specific Pten-deficient mice do not exhibit deficits in sensorimotor gating processes [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Matthew S. Binder, Joaquin N. Lugo, Suzanne O. Nolan

“…Background Deficits in sensorimotor gating have been reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as in ASD murine models. …”
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The relationship between mitochondrial health, telomerase activity and longitudinal telomere attrition, considering the role of chronic stress by Mauricio Guillen-Parra, Jue Lin, Aric A. Prather, Owen M. Wolkowitz, Martin Picard, Elissa S. Epel

“…We secondarily examined the role of chronic stress, by comparing these relationships in mothers of children with an autism spectrum disorder (caregivers) vs. mothers of a neurotypical child (controls). …”
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Exploring neurodevelopmental concerns: insights from a public neuropediatric learning disabilities multiprofessional outpatient facility in Brazil by Janaína Aparecida de Oliveira Augusto, Thalita Francielli Lopes Ferreira, Rodrigo Genaro Arduini, Talita Meneses de Almeida Bastos, Nádia Santana Pereira Campanha, Rita de Cássia Coutinho Vieira Fornasari, Patrícia Regina Flaviano Stella, Adriana Nobre de Paula Simão, Joyce Nelly Leal de Moraes, Sylvia Maria Ciasca

“…Results have indicated significant differences relating to diagnosis and gender: boys had a higher prevalence for dyslexia [χ2(1) = 4.44; p = 0.035], intellectual deficiency [χ2(1) = 8.38; p = 0.004], and autism spectrum disorder [χ2(1) = 9.29; p = 0.002], when compared to girls.ConclusionThese results corroborate international findings over complaints regarding learning difficulties and correlated disturbances, in addition to the existing comorbidities between different diagnoses related to neurodevelopment and scholar acquisitions.…”
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Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Carmen del Campo, Cristina Bouzas, Josep A. Tur

“…MeSH terms used were: ((food neophobia [Title/Abstract]) OR (picky eating [Title/Abstract]) OR (food selectivity [Title/Abstract])) NOT ((anorexia nervosa [MeSH Terms]) OR (bariatric surgery [MeSH Terms]) OR (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder [MeSH Terms]) OR (autism spectrum disorder [MeSH Terms])). One hundred and forty-two (n = 142) articles were selected for children and adolescents (0–18 years old). …”
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A Study of How Moral Courage and Moral Sensitivity Correlate with Safe Care in Special Care Nursing by Fateme Mohammadi, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Afsaneh Ghasemi, Mostafa Bijani

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The Human Microglia Atlas (HuMicA) unravels changes in disease-associated microglia subsets across neurodegenerative conditions by Ricardo Martins-Ferreira, Josep Calafell-Segura, Bárbara Leal, Javier Rodríguez-Ubreva, Elena Martínez-Saez, Elisabetta Mereu, Paulo Pinho E Costa, Ariadna Laguna, Esteban Ballestar

“…We constructed an atlas of human brain immune cells by integrating nineteen single-nucleus RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq datasets from multiple neurodegenerative conditions, comprising 241 samples from patients with Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Lewy body diseases, COVID-19, and healthy controls. …”
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Exploring Narrative Ability in Greek-Speaking Children with High-Functioning ASD: Associations with Memory and Attention by Vasiliki Zarokanellou, Alexandros Gryparis, Katerina Papanikolaou

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Narration is a sensitive tool for the assessment of language in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD) since mild language deficits beyond the sentential level are not always noticeable through the administration of standardized language tests targeting the lexical or sentential level. …”
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Neuronal subset-specific Pten-deficient mice do not exhibit deficits in sensorimotor gating processes [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Matthew S. Binder, Joaquin N. Lugo, Suzanne O. Nolan

“…Background: Deficits in sensorimotor gating have been reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as in ASD murine models. …”
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The Relationship between Nutritional Intake, Eating Behavior (Picky Eater) and the Nutritional Status of Autism Sufferers in Autism Therapy Places in Pekanbaru City by Roziana Roziana, Yola Humaroh

“… Children with autism are at high risk of experiencing unbalanced nutritional fulfilment, in addition, children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) tend to have picky eating behavior, behavioral disorders when eating, refusing to eat and being sensitive to the texture and smell of certain foods. …”
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Temporal ablation of the ciliary protein IFT88 alters normal brainwave patterns by Matthew R. Strobel, Yuxin Zhou, Liyan Qiu, Aldebaran M. Hofer, Xuanmao Chen

“…Its alteration can cause rare ciliopathies such as the Bardet-Biedl and Joubert syndromes, but is also linked to Alzheimer’s disease, clinical depression, and autism spectrum disorder. These afflictions are caused by disturbances in a wide variety of genes but a common phenotype amongst them is cognitive impairment. …”
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Delayed Speech Dengan dan Tanpa Gangguan Pendengaran pada Anak Usia 6 Bulan sampai 3 Tahun di Jala Puspa RSPAL Dr. Ramelan Surabaya Periode 2017-2020 by Anthony Stephen Halim, Edward Limantara, Wienta Diarsvitri

“…Delayed speech is associated with hearing loss, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorder (OSD), bilingualism, and lack of psychosocial stimuli. …”
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Endothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling by Yong-Eun Kim, Minseong Kim, Sunwhi Kim, Raham Lee, Yusuke Ujihara, Esther Magdalena Marquez-Wilkins, Yong-Hui Jiang, Esther Yang, Hyun Kim, Changhoon Lee, Changwon Park, Il Hwan Kim

“…Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability condition arising from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. …”
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Altered Forebrain Functional Connectivity and Neurotransmission in a Kinase-Inactive Mouse Model of Autism by Shiyu Tang PhD, Elizabeth M. Powell PhD, Wenjun Zhu MS, Fu-Sun Lo MD, Reha S. Erzurumlu PhD, Su Xu PhD

“…MET , the gene encoding the tyrosine kinase receptor for hepatocyte growth factor, is a susceptibility gene for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Genetically altered mice with a kinase-inactive Met offer a potential model for understanding neural circuit organization changes in autism. …”
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