About the Authors

Emma W. Viscidi

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Elizabeth W. Triche

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Matthew F. Pescosolido

Affiliations Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Developmental Disorders Genetics Research Program, Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital and Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Rebecca L. McLean

Affiliations Developmental Disorders Genetics Research Program, Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital and Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Neurodevelopmental Center, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Brown University Medical School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States of America

Robert M. Joseph

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, The Autism Consortium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sarah J. Spence

Affiliations The Autism Consortium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Eric M. Morrow

eric_morrow@brown.edu

Affiliations Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Developmental Disorders Genetics Research Program, Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital and Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, The Autism Consortium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EMM EWV EWT RMJ SJS. Performed the experiments: EWV. Analyzed the data: EMM EWV EWT MFP. Wrote the paper: EMM EWV. Managed data: MFP. Provided expert advice regarding neuropsychological test data: RM.