Robin A. Libove

TL;DR: Data from this pilot investigation support the potential usefulness of NAC for treating irritability in children with autistic disorder and large randomized controlled investigations are warranted.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that OXT treatment enhances social abilities in children with ASD and that individuals with pretreatment OXT signaling deficits may stand to benefit the most from Oxt treatment.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that blood OXT concentrations are highly heritable within families, yet also strongly predict social functioning in ASD children, their unaffected siblings, and healthy control children, and these findings also extend to OXT receptor genotypes which are significantly associated with differences in social functioning independent of disease status.

TL;DR: Preliminary evidence is provided for age-related changes in gray matter volume and CT in children with autism that are associated with symptoms severity and future longitudinal studies of larger sample sizes are needed.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that specific instruction in PRT results in greater skill acquisition for both parents and children, especially in functional and adaptive communication skills.