ADHD	Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADOS	Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
AGE	Glycation end products
ASD	Autism spectrum disorder
BA10	Brodmann area 10
CARS	Childhood Autism Rating Scale
CGH	Comprehensive genomic hybridization
CNV	Copy number variant
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
DD	Developmental delay
ERP	Event-related potentials
GI	Gastrointestinal
T2DM	Diabetes mellitus type 2
DSM-5	Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders- 5
DZ	Dizygotic
fcMRI	Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging
FXS	Fragile X syndrome
GC	Gas chromatography
GWAS	Genome wide association studies
iASD	Idiopathic Autism spectrum disorder
ICD-10	International Classification of Disease 10
LC	Liquid chromatography
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight
miRNA	microRNA
MS	Mass spectrometry
mtDNA	mitochondrial DNA
MZ	Monozygotic
ncRNA	non-coding RNA
NGS	Next generation sequencing
NDR	Neurodevelopmental regression
PDD-NOS	Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
PTM	Post-translational modifications
rRNA	Ribosomal RNA
RT-PCR	Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
snoRNA	Small nucleolar RNA
snRNA	Small nuclear RNA
SNV	Single nucleotide variant
SV	Structural variants
TD	Typically developed
TLDA	TaqMan low-density array
TSC	Tuberous sclerosis complex
WES	Whole-exome sequencing
WGS	Whole-genome sequencing