Do you have any information about anti nmda receptor encephalitis and a possible connection to autism?

I became aware of the disease a few months ago when I saw an interview with Susannah Cahalan about her extreme symptoms that mimicked an extreme psychotic break, people described it as what people think of as demonic possession portrayed in the movies. A link about her is here. It might seem unrelated, but there has been a suggested link between anti

The receptors most affected are in the frontal lobe according to what I read. What I think might be interesting is if what they used to cure the woman, who was already an adult, might have an impact on treatments for autistic kids? Just thinking out loud.

I found this and this in Pubmed referencing the same case I think of a 9 year old boy, but I only read the abstract.

What I am interested to know is if you know any further information about drug trials or research regarding treating autistic children with similar therapies? I believe Susannah Calahan was cured with aggressive steroid treatment.

It seems like it suggests autism might be an autoimmune, or maybe more accurately an immune, response that affects the brain.

I don’t really know much about the science of the brain or autism, so I thought I would ask the collective about it.