ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

Advances in Psychological Science ›› 2016, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5): 739-752.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2016.00739

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Biological basis of autism spectrum disorders

WU Wen-Jiao1; ZHANG Peng2   

  1. (1 School of Education, Shuozhou Normal College, Shuozhou 036000, Shanxi, China) (2 School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)
  • Received:2015-09-18 Online:2016-05-15 Published:2016-05-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Peng,E-mail: zhangpsy@mail.bnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Autism spectrum disorder is a set of neuro-developmental disorders caused by a series of physiological and psychological factors which occurs in early life. The current evidence of the biological basis of autism spectrum disorders is analyzed from genetics, brain structure, nutrients and other aspects. Brain and body abnormalities formed in individuals early gestation could be crucial to autism spectrum disorders. These abnormalities affect postnatal development, specifically on physiological pathway such as neural activity, brain development, immune system, inflammatory reactions et. al. In the future researchers could try to stretch across different subtypes of autism spectrum disorders, ages and developmental stages to carry out a large-scale study which combines horizontal and vertical views.

Key words: autism spectrum disorders, physiological pathway, biological basis