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Surplus of immune cells may mark brains of autistic people
Blood vessels in the brains of more than half of autistic people have an unusually large number of immune cells called T cells, according to an analysis of postmortem tissue.
Motor problems in autistic people may be grossly underestimated
At least one in three autistic children has significant movement difficulties, according to a study of more than 2,000 children.
Analysis finds little evidence to support dietary interventions for autism
Special diets that eliminate certain foods or contain added supplements have minimal impact on autism traits, according to a review of data from 27 clinical trials.
Enlarged amygdala may forecast anxiety, depression in autistic children
A tiny chunk of the brain’s emotion enter, the amygdala, is enlarged in some autistic children; the larger this piece, the more anxious and depressed the child is likely to be.
Computer games could boost social skills in people with autism
Playing games designed to hone the ability to intuit others’ thoughts and feelings increases activity in regions of the social brain.
Language regression in autism tied to motor milestones
Autistic children who lose words reach key milestones earlier than autistic children without language regression, according to a new study.
Autistic girls’ brains show distinct anatomical features
Nerve fiber tracts in the brains of autistic girls are more fragmented than those of typical girls.
Therapy improves speech in autistic children with language delay
A behavioral therapy called pivotal response treatment (PRT) boosts the communication skills of autistic children with language delay better than do standard speech and autism therapies, a small st
Mice reveal how top autism gene may disrupt brain structure
Mutations in an autism gene called ANK2 may alter brain wiring by causing the growth of excess neuronal connections.
Studies of autism treatments lack standard yardsticks
Clinical trials of autism treatments rarely use a consistent set of tools to measure efficacy, a new study suggests1.
Analysis finds no evidence for popular autism communication method
A comprehensive review has found no scientific basis for a controversial technique that supposedly helps autistic people communicate.
Sensory overload in autism may stem from hypervigilant brain
The brains of some autistic children do not adapt to repeated touch or sound, even after several minutes, according to a new study.
Majority of autism risk resides in genes, multinational study suggests
About 81 percent of autism risk comes from inherited genetic factors, according to an analysis of more than 2 million children from five countries, published today in JAMA Psychiatry.
Medical conditions may mark distinct autism subtypes
Young autistic children fall into three groups based on the number and type of co-occurring conditions they have, according to a study of more than 3,000 autistic children.
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.
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