Variation in clinical outcome is linked with both group- and individual-level variation in anatomy of cortical regions enriched for genes relevant to autism spectrum disorder, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
“Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition,” Charlotte M. Pretzsch, PhD, of the department of forensic and neurodevelopmental sciences at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College, and colleagues wrote. “However, across the lifespan, some individuals with ASD