Illuminating Infant Development: The Autonomic Nervous System and Autism KU Leuven
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition, that is often diagnosed after the age of three. Early development is altered in two domains: the socio-communicative domain and the domain of restrictive and repetitive behaviors and interests. As its symptoms can be very subtle and emerge at various ages, autism is frequently difficult to identify at an early age.
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is proposed to be ...