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Autism mutation may disrupt brain structure by disabling mitochondria
Mice that lack a segment of chromosome 22 — a mutation associated with autism — have unusually sparse connections between brain regions, according to a new study.
Monkeys with autism mutation show condition’s key traits
Researchers have engineered two generations of monkeys with mutations in SHANK3, a top autism gene.
Communication in brain shows sex difference in autism
Autistic women show unusually strong connections, and autistic men unusually weak ones, between two specific brain regions, according to a new study.
Classification system based on co-occurring conditions may provide insight into autism
Creating a classification system for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) based on co-occurring conditions could provide useful insights into the underlying mechanics of ASD and these conditions.
Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism
Up to 90 percent of people with autism suffer from gut problems, but nobody has known why.
Nerves that control heart rate may be offbeat in autistic adults
Adults with autism have a resting heartbeat that rarely varies in frequency, a tendency that may explain some aspects of the condition, a new study suggests.
Autism diagnosis may be possible as early as age 14 months
Clinicians can reliably diagnose autism in some toddlers roughly two years earlier than the typical age of diagnosis, a new study suggests.
Sex bias in autism virtually absent among those with epilepsy
There are roughly as many autistic boys who have epilepsy as there are girls, according to a new meta-analysis.
Inflammation may wield sex-specific effects on developing brain
Exposure to inflammation in the womb affects the brain and behavior of males and females differently, two new studies suggest.
Genetic background may alter effect of autism mutations
An autistic child may have the same rare, harmful mutation tied to autism as her unaffected sibling does. But she may carry more common variants that tip the balance toward autism.
Signs of autism may be heard early in infancy
Autistic infants as young as 4 months may have fewer verbal exchanges with their caregivers than their peers do, according to a long-term study.
WSU study links gene to sleep problems in autism
Up to 80 percent of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sleep problems.
Children who outgrow autism label end up with other diagnoses
Nearly all children who lose their autism diagnosis have other conditions, such as anxiety and language and behavioral disorders, a new study suggests. Many also require support at school.
People’s affinity for social cues is inherited, study suggests
Genetics governs a person’s ability to pay attention to social cues, such as the direction another person is looking, a new study suggests.
New autism prevalence stats spotlight challenge of early diagnosis
The prevalence of autism in 4-year-old children in the United States has increased — from about 1 in 75 children in 2010 to 1 in 59 in 2014 — to match a previously reported rise in 8-ye
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