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The earliest observable behavioural traits, with which a diagnosis can be made, emerge at 18 months of age. Previous studies have reported increased head circumference and brain growth in autistic children, but less is known about whether this extends to the wider spectrum of traits or to early brain development in the first 6 months of life. Data from two independent cohorts, the developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP) and Cambridge Human Imaging and Longitudinal Development (CHILD), were assessed in late fetal and early infancy for brain structure with MRI. 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After controlling for cohort covariates, such as maternal age, birth weight, sex and age post-conception at the time of scan, postnatal total brain volume, cortical grey matter volume, and white matter volume were all negatively associated with autistic traits in toddlerhood. This was found for postnatal volumes in both the dHCP and the CHILD cohort but was not apparent when assessing prenatal brain volume or perinatal growth rates of total brain volume in the same individuals. Regional analyses in the dHCP cohort, after controlling for total brain volume, showed patterns of note in the temporal lobe, which warrant further research. In conclusion, reduced total brain volume in the first two months of life is associated with a higher number of autistic traits, as reported by parents at 18 months of life. 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