14 November 2022
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST

Session Description
Autism spectrum disorder affects 1 in 44 children in the U.S., with boys four times as likely to receive a diagnosis. Neuroscientists are investigating autism's genetic components to discover how they influence brain development and give rise to the wide spectrum of autism-associated behaviors. Researchers will discuss developing male and female brains, mapping clusters of autism-related behaviors to segments of the genome, brain connectivity, and how naturally occurring genetic and brain development variations may contribute to the diversity of behaviors in autism.