Most common pharmacological treatments in ASD

*Typical: first generation antipsychotics, mainly act as dopamine D2 receptor antagonist.

**Atypical: second generation antipsychotics, mainly act as dopamine D2 and serotonin 2A receptors antagonists.

Abbreviations: DRI: dopamine reuptake inhibitor, SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, NRI: norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, α2AR: Adrenergic alpha-2 receptor agonists, MT: melatonin.

Exp Neurobiol 2015;24:301~311 https://doi.org/10.5607/en.2015.24.4.301
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