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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition, and infant siblings of children with ASD are at a higher risk of developing autistic traits or an ASD diagnosis, when compared to those with typically developing siblings. Reports of differences in brain anatomy and function in high‐risk infants which predict later autistic behaviors are emerging, but although cerebellar and subcortical brain regions have been frequently implicated in ASD, no high‐risk study has examined these regions. Therefore, in this study, we compared regional MRI volumes across the whole brain in 4–6‐month‐old infants with (high‐risk, n = 24) and without (low‐risk, n = 26) a sibling with ASD. Within the high‐risk group, we also examined whether any regional differences observed were associated with autistic behaviors at 36 months. We found that high‐risk infants had significantly larger cerebellar and subcortical volumes at 4–6‐months of age, relative to low‐risk infants; and that larger volumes in high‐risk infants were linked to more repetitive behaviors at 36 months. Our preliminary observations require replication in longitudinal studies of larger samples. If correct, they suggest that the early subcortex and cerebellum volumes may be predictive biomarkers for childhood repetitive behaviors. Autism Res 2019, 12: 614–627. © 2019 The Authors. Autism Research published by International Society for Autism Research published byWiley Periodicals, Inc.Lay SummaryIndividuals with a family history of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at risk of ASD and related developmental difficulties. This study revealed that 4–6‐month‐old infants at high‐risk of ASD have larger cerebellum and subcortical volumes than low‐risk infants, and that larger volumes in high‐risk infants are associated with more repetitive behaviors in childhood.
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Male, Risk, cerebellum, Autism Spectrum Disorder, 150, subcortex, 610, autism spectrum disorder, psyc, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, magnetic resonance imaging—structural, Prospective Studies, Autism spectrum disorder, familial risk, autism spectrum disorder; cerebellum; familial risk; infants; magnetic resonance imaging—structural; mother–infant interaction; subcortex;, Research Articles, infants, Siblings, Brain, Infant, Organ Size, mother–infant interaction, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, mother-infant interaction, magnetic resonance imaging-structural, Female, Stereotyped Behavior
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