| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| ADHD | attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| CARS2-ST | Childhood Autism Rating Scale in its standard version |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| F. prausnitzii | Faecalibacterium prausnitzii |
| IFN-γ | type II interferon |
| LEfSe | linear discriminant analysis effect size |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells |
| NT | neurotypical |
| OTU | operational taxonomic units |
| PCoA | principal component analysis |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |