The Brainstem-Informed Autism Framework: Early Life Neurobehavioral Markers

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have long-term implications on functioning at multiple levels. In this perspective, we offer a brainstem-informed autism framework (BIAF) that traces the protracted neurobehavioral manifestations of ASD to early life brainstem dysfunctions. Early life brainstem-mediat...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ad2c8ecacf7f4569a4d715eadf3935842021-11-10T06:36:26ZThe Brainstem-Informed Autism Framework: Early Life Neurobehavioral Markers1662-514510.3389/fnint.2021.759614https://doaj.org/article/ad2c8ecacf7f4569a4d715eadf3935842021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnint.2021.759614/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1662-5145Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have long-term implications on functioning at multiple levels. In this perspective, we offer a brainstem-informed autism framework (BIAF) that traces the protracted neurobehavioral manifestations of ASD to early life brainstem dysfunctions. Early life brainstem-mediated markers involving functions of autonomic/arousal regulation, sleep-wake homeostasis, and sensorimotor integration are delineated. Their possible contributions to the early identification of susceptible infants are discussed. We suggest that the BIAF expands our multidimensional understanding of ASD by focusing on the early involvement of brainstem systems. Importantly, we propose an integrated BIAF screener that brings about the prospect of a sensitive and reliable early life diagnostic scheme for weighing the risk for ASD. The BIAF screener could provide clinicians substantial gains in the future and may carve customized interventions long before the current DSM ASD phenotype is manifested using dyadic co-regulation of brainstem-informed autism markers.Or BursteinRonny GevaRonny GevaFrontiers Media S.A.articleautism spectrum disorders (ASD)brainstemauditory brainstem evoked response (ABR)respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)sleepsensory processingNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENFrontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, Vol 15 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
brainstem
auditory brainstem evoked response (ABR)
respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)
sleep
sensory processing
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
spellingShingle autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
brainstem
auditory brainstem evoked response (ABR)
respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)
sleep
sensory processing
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Or Burstein
Ronny Geva
Ronny Geva
The Brainstem-Informed Autism Framework: Early Life Neurobehavioral Markers
description Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have long-term implications on functioning at multiple levels. In this perspective, we offer a brainstem-informed autism framework (BIAF) that traces the protracted neurobehavioral manifestations of ASD to early life brainstem dysfunctions. Early life brainstem-mediated markers involving functions of autonomic/arousal regulation, sleep-wake homeostasis, and sensorimotor integration are delineated. Their possible contributions to the early identification of susceptible infants are discussed. We suggest that the BIAF expands our multidimensional understanding of ASD by focusing on the early involvement of brainstem systems. Importantly, we propose an integrated BIAF screener that brings about the prospect of a sensitive and reliable early life diagnostic scheme for weighing the risk for ASD. The BIAF screener could provide clinicians substantial gains in the future and may carve customized interventions long before the current DSM ASD phenotype is manifested using dyadic co-regulation of brainstem-informed autism markers.
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