Choose one of the following scenarios:

• Pretend you are a pediatrician who is seeing a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). You are tasked with explaining the developmental neurobiology of ASD to the child's parents. What information might you include in your explanation regarding potential abnormalities in brain development? Your discussion should focus on key processes that occur during cortical development. Support your response with a scholarly article.
• Pretend you are a psychiatrist who is treating a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia. You are tasked with explaining the developmental neurobiology of schizophrenia to the patient and or a close family member. What information might you include in your explanation regarding potential abnormalities in brain development? Your discussion should focus on key processes that occur during cortical development. Support your response with a scholarly article.