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...
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The latest research, clinical and policy news from the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute (ANDI) and its affiliated faculty.
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...
WSU study links gene to sleep problems in autism
Up to 80 percent of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sleep problems. The source of these problems has...
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...
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...
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...
Autism runs in families with history of brain conditions
Children in families with a history of brain conditions are at increased odds of being autistic, a large study in Sweden...
In autism, depression takes on unusual forms
Depression may show up as insomnia and restlessness in children with autism, rather than as the more common feelings of...
Social problems in autism may impair practical life skills
Social difficulties in people with autism may contribute to their troubles with daily living — from brushing their teeth to...
In autistic children, low intelligence forecasts later difficulties
Without timely intervention, intellectual disability in autistic children can worsen over time, contributing to poor life...
Large set of brain scans reveals no telltale signs of autism
The brains of autistic children show few differences from those of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (...
Early activity of brain’s emotion hub may yield clues to autism
The brain’s emotion center, the amygdala, undergoes dramatic changes during the first year of life, new research suggests. ...
Autism diagnosis often followed by identification of other conditions
Behavioral conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) crop up in about one in three autistic people...
Brain’s prefrontal cortex conducts symphony of social players
A brain region that orchestrates responses to social cues and aids decision-making may be off tempo in autism.
Nerves that control heart rate may contribute to autism
The part of the nervous system that regulates heart rate and breathing is involved in autism, a new study suggests.