Narrative ReviewAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2018
Modeling autism in non-human primates: Opportunities and challenges.
Hui Zhao, Yong-Hui Jiang, Yong Q Zhang
PMID 29573234WHAT IT FOUND
No patient outcomes are reported.
This review of monkey autism models does not provide evidence to change physical, occupational, or speech therapy practice.
What this paper is
This is a narrative review about autism models in non-human primates. It covers rodent limitations, gene-editing methods, and behavioral testing. It reports no patients, no clinical outcomes, and no therapy trial, so there is no finding to act on.