Djiko, Tessa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-6459
Phelps, Kaleb
Acosta, Axie https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4043-0630
Platt, Emma https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6858-8592
Franke, Kathleen
Wippold, Guillermo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0095-298X
Bradshaw, Jessica https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3003-3738
Funding for this research was provided by:
Autism Science Foundation (Autism Science Foundation)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2439860)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM145226, T32GM145226)
Article History
Received: 13 June 2025
Accepted: 18 November 2025
First Online: 3 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors report no competing interests to disclose.
: This study was approved by the University of South Carolina Institutional Review Board (#Pro00127869).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants.