WITHDRAWN: Distinctive Occupancy of Brain Coupling Modes across Autism spectrum subtypes

Withdrawal statement The authors have withdrawn this manuscript due to ethical considerations regarding the classification and nomenclature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) subtypes used in our analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) dataset. While the statistical methods and analysis techniques employed in the study remain valid, recent discussions in the field regarding the appropriate terminology and classification of ASD (Bearer et al., 2024) have led us to reconsider the framework of our research. As this manuscript no longer aligns with current ethical standards in ASD research, this work should not be cited as a reference. For any questions or clarifications, please contact the corresponding author. Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Funding Statement This study was funded by La Caixa Foundation, Spain (LCF/BQ/PR22/11920014) and the Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal (UIDB/50026/2020, UIDP/50026/2020). Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: All fMRI data used in this study is from Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) released under the Preprocessed Connectomes Project (PCP) and available publicly at http://preprocessed-connectomes-project.org/abide/index.html. I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes Data Availability All data produced in the present study are available upon reasonable request to the authors, but the public available dataset: Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) can be accessed at http://preprocessed-connectomes-project.org/abide/index.html