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Use of certain social strategies linked to anxiety in autism
Children with autism often have trouble understanding others’ thoughts, and some may compensate for this by creating scripts and using other learned strategies to navigate social si
Girls with autism at high risk of sexual abuse, large study says
Many women with traits of autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) report having been sexually abused as a child, according to a study of 4,500 people.
Rise in U.S. autism prevalence stems mainly from ‘mild’ cases
The bulk of the increase in autism prevalence the United States between 2000 and 2012 can be attributed to children on the mild end of the spectrum.
Infant seizures, maternal meds top list of risk factors for autism
Epilepsy in infancy and the use of prescription medications during pregnancy are the strongest of 29 known risk factors for autism in a child, according to a large analysis of medical records.
Some mutations tied to autism may be passed down from fathers
Some children with autism carry rare mutations in DNA segments that flank genes and control their expression — and they tend to inherit these mutations from their unaffected fathers, accordin
Top autism gene may alter sensory perception
An unusual brain response to sound may distinguish children with mutations in SCN2A, a leading candidate gene for autism.
Loss of autism gene makes mice sensitive to pain
Mice lacking CNTNAP2, a gene strongly linked to autism, are acutely sensitive to pain, according to a new study. Loss of the gene makes some of their sensory neurons unusually excitable.
In autism, brain’s emotion hub begins with too many cells
The amygdala, a brain region that governs emotions, may contain an unusually high number of neurons in young children with autism.
ANDI Lecture Series: April 12
The next installment of the ANDI lecture series will be held on April 12 at 2121 H Street NW, Room B114 from 11am to 12pm and will feature Allison Jack, Assistant Professor at the George
Autistic Brains Function Oppositely to Psychotic Ones
According to the diametric model of mental illness, superficially similar social deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychotic spectrum disorders such as schizotypal
Autism: Anti-cancer drug may improve social behavior
New research led by the State University of New York at Buffalo suggests that an anti-cancer drug may be able to reverse social impairments associated with autism.
Sensory aspects of speech linked to language issues in autism
Children with autism pay just as much attention to speech that doesn’t match lip movements as to speech in which sight and sound are coordinated, according to a new study.
Flurry of studies hint at folic acid’s protective role in autism
Folic acid, a B vitamin, may lower autism risk and ease features of the condition, according to findings from five unrelated studies published over the past few months.
Autism genes abound in DNA regions involved in learning
The same processes that enable the brain to store new memories may also control many autism genes, a new study suggests.
ANDI Lecture Series: March 1
The next installment of the ANDI lecture series will be held on March 1st at 2121 H Street NW, Room B114 from 11am to 12pm and will feature Corinde Weirs, Research Fellow at the Nati
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