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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 10, 2015·6 min read

Brains React Differently in Autistic Youth Overly Sensitive to Sensory Stimuli

Researchers report children with autism who are overly sensitive to sensory stimulation show different brain reactions to those with autism who don't respond so severely.

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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 9, 2015·5 min read

Sex Differences Study Implies Overrepresentation of Autism in Boys

A new study implies boys may be overrepresented as autistic based on normal sex differences.

Autism Featured

·June 9, 2015·4 min read

Autism Symptoms in Mice Reduced With Low Glycemic Index Diet

Researchers report that low glycemic index diets appear to reduce symptoms of autism in mouse models.

Autism Featured Psychology

·May 20, 2015·5 min read

Presence of Animals Eases Social Anxiety in Children With Autism

Pets could prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with Autism to improve their social skills, a new study reports.

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Autism Featured

·April 9, 2015·5 min read

Future Language Development Outcomes in Children with Autism Could be Predicted by fMRI

A new study reports fMRI neuroimaging technology could be used to predict future language outcomes in toddlers with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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Autism Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 26, 2015·2 min read

Discovering Age Specific Brain Changes in Autism

Large scale connectivity within the brain changes with age in children with autism, a new study reports.

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·March 25, 2015·3 min read

Children with ASD More Likely to Have GI Issues than Typically Developing Peers

A new study reports children with autism spectrum disorders are two and a half times as likely to suffer from GI issues than their typically developing peers.

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Autism Featured

·February 25, 2015·2 min read

Study Shows Decreased Aggressive Behavior Toward Strangers in ASD Model

According to a new study, researchers have found no evidence of increased aggressive behaviors toward strangers in animal models of ASD.

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Autism Featured

·February 19, 2015·3 min read

Research Aims to Utilize Symptom of Autism to Improve Reading Comprehension

Researchers aim to improve reading comprehension in children with ASD by using their 'perseverative interest'.

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Autism Featured Psychology

·February 12, 2015·2 min read

A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia

People with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, OCD and dyslexia appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on declarative memory.

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Autism Featured

·January 19, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Discover ‘Idiosyncratic’ Brain Patterns in Autism

A new study reports the brains of those with autism display unique synchronization patterns. The findings could impact earlier diagnosis and future treatments for ASD.