New genetic evidence suggests continuum among neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

 "A paper published this month in Lancet Neurology suggests that a broad spectrum of developmental and psychiatric disorders, ranging from autism and intellectual disability to schizophrenia, should be conceptualized as different manifestations of a common underlying denominator, 'developmental brain dysfunction,' rather than completely independent conditions with distinct causes."

Lancet Paper
Developmental brain dysfunction: revival and expansion of old concepts based on new genetic evidence