Altered white matter connectivity is linked to language abilities in children with autism spectrum disorder: An automated fiber quantification study
Our findings underscore the importance of white matter lateralization and microstructural integrity in supporting language abilities in young children with ASD. The study provides novel insights into the neuroanatomical foundations of language deficits and their association with symptom severity, highlighting the value of point-wise analyses in understanding ASD-related connectivity alterations.
Authors
- Shuiqun Zhang
- Qingshan HUANG
- Kaiyu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7762-3516)
- Yaqiong Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8719-5418)
- Aiwen Yi
- Yubin Hu
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- King's College London (GB)
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (US)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
- Guangdong Province Women and Children Hospital (CN)
- Shenzhen University Health Science Center (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1731647
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China