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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibits significant heterogeneity in clinical symptoms, necessitating refined classification for personalized interventions.
  • Current understanding of ASD subtypes is limited, particularly regarding underlying neural mechanisms and their behavioral correlates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subtypes by integrating normative modeling with resting-state fMRI, clinical assessments, and eye-gaze patterns.
  • To delineate multi-level functional developmental trajectories by incorporating static and dynamic functional connectivity.
  • To identify distinct neural and behavioral profiles associated with potential ASD subtypes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized normative modeling on resting-state fMRI data from 1046 participants (479 with ASD, 567 typical development).
  • Analyzed both static and dynamic functional connectivity (strength and variability) as predictive variables.
  • Validated findings in an independent cohort of 21 ASD individuals using autism-sensitive eye-tracking tasks.

Main Results:

  • Identified two distinct neural autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subtypes with unique functional brain network profiles, despite similar clinical presentations.
  • One subtype showed positive deviations in occipital and cerebellar networks and negative deviations in frontoparietal, default mode, and cingulo-opercular networks.
  • The second subtype exhibited an inverse pattern of functional deviations. Neural subtypes correlated with distinct social cue gaze patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by neurobehavioral heterogeneity, extending beyond simple neural variations.
  • The identified subtypes present unique functional developmental patterns and behavioral manifestations, including distinct eye-gaze patterns.
  • Personalized intervention strategies are crucial for addressing the diverse needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).