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  • Reading comprehension deficits are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), even with intact decoding skills.
  • Neuroimaging research on the neural underpinnings of this specific reading difficulty in ASD is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural activation and functional connectivity within the brain's reading network in children with ASD and specific reading comprehension deficits.
  • To explore the relationship between brain network synchronization and reading comprehension abilities in children with and without ASD.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to examine brain activity and connectivity during a word similarities task.
  • Participants included 13 typically developing children and 18 children diagnosed with ASD.
  • Analysis focused on functional activation and functional connectivity within key reading-related brain regions.

Main Results:

  • No significant group differences in overall functional activation were found between children with ASD and typically developing children.
  • Children with ASD exhibited decreased functional connectivity between the left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) and the left inferior occipital gyrus (LIOG).
  • Reading comprehension ability positively predicted functional connectivity between the LIFG and the left thalamus (LTHAL) across all participants.

Conclusions:

  • The findings suggest altered neural resource recruitment in the reading network of children with ASD.
  • Specific weaknesses in top-down modulation of semantic processing may underlie reading comprehension difficulties in ASD.
  • This study highlights the importance of examining functional connectivity in understanding reading deficits in ASD.