Directory

Autism

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of autism and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our research on autism, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
Chen Lab
My laboratory is working to identify common molecular links between metabolic disorders (diabetes and atherosclerosis), stroke and anxiety in ord...
Research Group
Lacoste Lab
Studying neuro-vascular interactions is essential to gain a better understanding of brain and mind health. Indeed, the brain is highly dependent on...
Research Group
Picketts Lab
Epigenetic Regulation in Brain Development and Disease Pathology Disease gene identification for neurodevelopmental disorders has demonstrated tha...
Hsiao-Huei Chen
Scientist

Hsiao-Huei Chen

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Baptiste Lacoste
Scientist

Baptiste Lacoste

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Pierre Mattar
Scientist

Pierre Mattar

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
David Picketts
Scientist

David Picketts

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Timothy Ramsay
Scientist

Timothy Ramsay

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components and Autism Risk in Childhood.

2025-10-01 Go to publication

Correction: Transformer-based deep learning ensemble framework predicts autism spectrum disorder using health administrative and birth registry data.

2025-09-29 Go to publication

Complementary, alternative and integrative medicine for autism: an umbrella review and online platform.

2025-08-28 Go to publication

Follow-Up of Children Born to Mothers in Folic Acid Clinical Trial (FACT 4 Child): A Prospective Cohort Study Based on a Double-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial.

2025-08-27 Go to publication

Chronic pain in mental disorders: An umbrella review of the prevalence, risk factors, and treatments across 957,168 people with mental disorders and 16,606,910 controls.

2025-08-12 Go to publication
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Resources

Search for clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital related to this disease or condition.