Results: Although the majority of articles were related to various disorders of adults, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, atherosclerosis, as well as neurodevelopmental disorders, such as schizophrenia, a few published datasets were related to the roles of NLRP3 in the pediatric age group: they addressed autism, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases, as well as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and hepatic infection. This evidence concerns the gene NLRP3 and autism.