AVP and autism: First, OT and AVP (as well as their receptor agonists or antagonists) are widely embraced as potential therapies for social impairments in disorders like autism, and dozens of clinical trials are underway in the US for precisely this purpose (refer to https://clinicaltrials.gov for a complete list of ongoing clinical trials, including OT trials at Massachusetts General Hospital, Emory University, an AVP trial at Stanford University, and an AVP antagonist trial at Hoffmann-La Roche) (also see32,51,57 for recent progress regarding translational research on OT and AVP).