Autism: how genetics influences symptoms

Although autistic individuals experience social communication difficulties and restricted, stereotyped interests, these symptoms can vary in intensity and there is not one single form of autism. Autism is also often associated with other conditions such as intellectual disability, epilepsy and mutism. The heterogeneity of autism makes research complicated, especially when scientists are trying to understand the influence of genetics on the disorder.

The scientific paper reporting on this research is the winner of the 2022 ISPG Gershon Paper of the Year Award, presented by the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG). The award is given to a paper which has been published and reported on outstanding achievement in the field of psychiatric genetics in the past year and it will be physically presented on September 16 in Italy.

Find out more