Studies investigating link between screen time and autism must improve | Spectrum | Autism Research News
Showing an association is not enough to determine causation.
Psychiatric conditions hospitalize almost one in four autistic women by age 25 | Spectrum | Autism Research News
The findings, based on Swedish national registry data, suggest a critical need to expand mental health services for autistic people.
Rising star: Lucia Peixoto, breaking down the interplay between sleep and autism | Spectrum | Autism Research News
The young researcher from Uruguay uses her expertise in genetics — and discipline as a former athlete — to untangle sleep's role in neurodevelopmental conditions, one experiment at a time.
My hope for Ukrainians with autism
To think that what we are witnessing now in Ukraine is far removed from the world of autism would be a huge mistake.
Serotonin shapes social memory signals | Spectrum | Autism Research News
Social memory, which may be altered in autism, depends on serotonin-sensitive neurons that send signals from the medial septum to the hippocampus.
Mutations linked to autism may be detectable in men’s sperm | Spectrum | Autism Research News
An advanced DNA-sequencing technique has identified gene-damaging mutations, some with ties to autism, in about 1 in 15 men.
Autism research continues to stress basic science over improving interventions | Spectrum | Autism Research News
For 40 years, the preponderance of autism research has focused on understanding the causes and characteristics of the condition rather than testing assessments or interventions in community settings.
Autism research makes the leap to frogs | Spectrum | Autism Research News
Frogs are useful for autism research for a slew of reasons, including the fact that the animals' initial development occurs outside of the mother's body in plain view.
Tuning into bird songs for clues to autism | Spectrum | Autism Research News
Parallels between how birds learn to sing and how children learn to speak provide a window into the roots of language difficulties in autism.
Getting eight arms around autism | Spectrum | Autism Research News
Octopuses can solve some of the same problems as people but do so in unusual ways.
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