ReviewAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2016
Transcranial magnetic stimulation in autism spectrum disorder: Challenges, promise, and roadmap for future research.
Review in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Depression
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Promote Helpful Self-regulatory Behaviour in Children and Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Therapeutic Use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Cohorts (ADHD): a Randomized, Sham-controlled Study.
Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of non-invasive brain stimulation and digital intervention on social cognitive therapy in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of Adverse Effects Associated With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of non-invasive neurostimulation on autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) for social cognition and social skills in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2018Trial
- Caregiver-Rated Inappropriate Speech and Post-cTBS Motor Cortical Facilitation in Autism: A Pilot Biomarker Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Research Trends and Emerging Directions in Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Bibliometric Analysis (2001-2025).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Clinical utility and prospective of TMS-EEG: Updated review from an international expert group.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- Lesions Associated With Autism Symptoms Map to a Cerebellar Brain Network in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.Annals of the Child Neurology Society · 2026Article
- Mixed-Frequency rTMS Rapidly Modulates Multiscale EEG Biomarkers of Excitation-Inhibition Balance in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Single-Case Report.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Effects of ball combination training program combined with cTBS intervention on motor disorder in children with autism spectrum disorder.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Transcranial Brain Stimulation for Neurodevelopmental Disorders : Neuromodulation and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Galen medical journal · 2025Review
- A systematic review of transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for autism spectrum disorder.Heliyon · 2024Review
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- Posterior default mode network is associated with the social performance in male children with autism spectrum disorder: A dynamic causal modeling analysis based on triple-network model.Human brain mapping · 2024Article
- Neuromodulation and the Gut-Brain Axis: Therapeutic Mechanisms and Implications for Gastrointestinal and Neurological Disorders.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2024Review
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- Heterogeneity and convergence across seven neuroimaging modalities: a review of the autism spectrum disorder literature.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and gut microbiota modulation through the gut-brain axis for prevention and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- The use of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques in autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- Placental DNA methylation profile as predicting marker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined complex neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by impairments in social communication, by the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors, interests and activities, and by abnormalities in sensory reactivity. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a promising, emerging tool for the study and potential treatment of ASD. Recent studies suggest that TMS measures provide rapid and noninvasive pathophysiological ASD biomarkers. Furthermore, repetitive TMS (rTMS) may represent a novel treatment strategy for reducing some of the core and associated ASD symptoms. However, the available literature on the TMS use in ASD is preliminary, composed of studies with methodological limitations. Thus, off-label clinical rTMS use for therapeutic interventions in ASD without an investigational device exemption and outside of an IRB approved research trial is premature pending further, adequately powered and controlled trials. Leaders in this field have gathered annually for a two-day conference (prior to the 2014 and 2015 International Meeting for Autism Research, IMFAR) to share recent progress, promote collaboration across laboratories, and establish consensus on protocols. Here we review the literature in the use of TMS in ASD in the context of the unique challenges required for the study and exploration of treatment strategies in this population. We also suggest future directions for this field of investigations. While its true potential in ASD has yet to be delineated, TMS represents an innovative research tool and a novel, possibly transformative approach to the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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