It includes 10 multidisciplinary programs-each is a unique research program. The programs collaborate on studies that no single project can carry out alone.
All programs use common diagnostic and core measures.
A mutation in the HOXA1 gene is found in a high number of autism patients. A missing segment of Chromosome 15 has been identified in a child with autism. There seems to be evidence of a subgroup in autism, who show later regression after normal development. People with autism show functional brain differences in processing social and auditory information. Immune indicators have been identified, which suggests a possible immune assay found in autism.