Xu, Zhanbin
Wang, Feiying
Qin, Hongchao
Jiang, Hao
Ma, Libing
Zhang, Qiuyang
Wang, Jia
Wu, Lijie
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (U24A20770)
Article History
Received: 5 March 2026
Accepted: 29 May 2026
First Online: 11 June 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Nantong Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Ethics Approval No. Y2024002). Prior to the study, informed consent was obtained from the primary guardians of children with ASD, and all participating families signed informed consent forms. All data were processed anonymously.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.