Biochemical Markers of Autism

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are becoming an increasingly common neurodevelopmental pathology in the modern world. The diagnosis is made on the basis of observation of the patient’s behavior, which makes diagnosis and treatment of this disorder difficult. The subjectivity of behavioral diagnostics creates the need to investigate biomarkers for ASD. Research over the past two decades has focused on identifying specific biological abnormalities in ASD which will aid diagnosis of this disease. The present review discusses the status of research on various biomarkers currently being developed for ASD.