Background Functional brain connectivity is altered in children and adults with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). Functional disruption during infancy could provide earlier markers of …

Typically developing infants rapidly acquire a sophisticated array of social skills within the
first year of life. These social skills are largely learned within the context of day-to-day …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Nicole M. McDonald, who
is now at the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, 230 South Frontage Road, New …

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic syndrome that
confers significantly increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with 50–60% of infants …

Empathy deficits represent an important social impairment in autism spectrum disorders (ASD),
but little is known about the early development of empathy prior to diagnosis. This study …

Importance Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated
with different genetic etiologies. Prospective examination of familial-risk infants informs …

Converging evidence from neuroimaging studies has revealed altered connectivity in
cortical–subcortical networks in youth and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). …

… Author links open overlay panel Nicole M. McDonald a , Katherine L. Perdue b , Jeffrey …
fMRI in localizing brain responses to auditory social stimuli (McDonald and Perdue, 2018). These …

Positive emotional engagement develops in the context of face-to-face interactions during
the first 6 months of life. Deficits in emotional engagement are characteristic of autism …

Purpose of Review Much of our understanding of early development in children with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) comes from studies of children with a family history of autism. We …