@article{10.37349/en.2026.1006145,
abstract = {Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a clinically heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition characterized by core social communication deficits and restricted/repetitive behaviors. The majority of cases present with certain medical and psychiatric comorbidities. These include epilepsy, gastrointestinal disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, and metabolic dysregulation. While animal models are indispensable in pre-clinical research and studying ASD’s pathobiology, there remains a need to address these comorbidities while modelling major ASD clinical domains. The paper describes a spectrum of animal models for ASD and its comorbid disorders, with a focus on ASD & epilepsy co-occurrence.},
author = {Midzyanovskaya, Inna S.},
doi = {10.37349/en.2026.1006145},
journal = {Exploration of Neuroscience},
elocation-id = {1006145},
title = {Integrating epilepsy and other comorbidities into autism spectrum disorder research: a call for animal models},
url = {https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/en/Article/1006145},
volume = {5},
year = {2026}
}