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Advances in autism research

Guest Editors:
Robin P. Goin-Kochel: Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Priyanka Madaan: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India


BMC Pediatrics was calling for submissions to our Collection on Advances in autism research.

The World Health Organization suggests that 1 in 100 children worldwide present with Autism Spectrum Disorder, a prevalence that has slowly increased as our understanding of the condition grows.  

This collection aimed to identify the latest research relating to autism, and observe any changes in diagnosis, management and best practice.  

Meet the Guest Editors

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Robin P. Goin-Kochel: Baylor College of Medicine, United States

Dr Robin Kochel is a research psychologist at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Her expertise is in the study of children with autism. Dr Kochel works with affected children and their families to learn more about causes of autism, types of autism onset and early identification, and how parents’ beliefs about autism affect their behavioral-health practices, such as whether to vaccinate their children or treatment selection.

Priyanka Madaan: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Dr Madaan is a Consultant in Pediatric Neurology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. She is an avid researcher and clinician and is the recipient of several scholarships and awards. Her key areas of interest include neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, pediatric epilepsy and non-epileptic events, traumatic brain injury, and autoimmune neurology.

About the collection

BMC Pediatrics is calling for submissions to our Collection on Advances in autism research.

The World Health Organization suggests that 1 in 100 children worldwide present with Autism Spectrum Disorder, a prevalence that has slowly increased as our understanding of the condition grows.  

This collection aims to identify the latest research relating to autism, and observe any changes in diagnosis, management and best practice.  

We are interested in a wide range of evidence pertaining to children with autism, including: 

  • Articles on policy and practice
  • Clinical developments
  • Lived experience
  • Developmental issues
  • Population level studies
  • Health Services development

In order to observe data on the above topics, this collection would welcome a wide variety of study types, including longitudinal and qualitative studies to better understand lived experience, evidence-based reviews of current practices and policies, and clinical research articles pertaining to autism.  

This collection aims to build an evidence base that will allow healthcare professionals to remain up-to-date on best policy and practice.

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  1. Most previous studies have focused on the clinical efficacy after intervention of ESDM, particularly in core symptoms. However, only a few have paid attention to the effectiveness of ESDM on emotional dysregul...

    Authors: Wan-Xia Liu, Ling Shan, Chun-Li Li, Yu-Mo Liu, Yang Xue, Yu-Ling OuYang and Fei-Yong Jia
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) negatively impacts mental health, particularly in mothers of autistic children who experience heightened stress. Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) and music therapy are recognised...

    Authors: Yingshuang He, Arkers Wong, Yuhong Zhang, Jinling Lin, Hao Li, Bingyue Zhao, Tingting Chen, Shuixiu Huang, Rongfang Hu and Guihua Liu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:665
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Some patients with autism and severe intellectual disability may experience uncontrolled aggression, causing serious injury or harm to others, and the therapeutic ineffectiveness of traditional pharmacological...

    Authors: Jorge Herrera-Pino, Juancarlos Benedetti-Isaac, Daniela Ripoll-Córdoba, Loida Camargo, Edgard E. Castillo-Tamara, Breiner Morales-Asencio, Esther Perea-Castro, Martín Torres Zambrano, Alejandro Ducassou, Yuliana Flórez, María F. Porto, Pascual A. Gargiulo, Boris Zurita-Cueva, Nicole Caldichoury, Juan-Carlos Coronado, Cesar Castellanos…
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:487
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. Parents of children on the autism spectrum often face great challenges in the care of their child. Early support tailored to families’ individual needs is therefore crucial for the development and quality of l...

    Authors: Nadja K. Battanta, Oskar G. Jenni, Christina Schaefer and Michael von Rhein
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:439
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:621

  6. The results of disparate clinical studies indicate abnormally frequent cases of certain microorganisms in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, these data require clarification and systematiz...

    Authors: Dmitry Maltsev, Iryna Solonko and Olena Sydorenko
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:200
    Content type: Research Published on:

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Advances in autism research" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.