Using human blood samples, studies have associated OXTR CpG island methylation with child conduct disorder (Dadds et al., 2014), obsessive-compulsive disorder (Cappi et al., 2016), social behaviors (Jack et al., 2012), anxiety disorders, depression (Chagnon et al., 2015), and autism spectrum disorder (Gregory et al., 2009). This evidence concerns the gene OXTR and autism spectrum disorder.