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·March 17, 2017·6 min read

The Genes and Neural Circuits Behind Autism’s Impaired Sociability

Researchers have identified genetic and neural networks that could contribute to impaired sociability in some forms of autism.

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·March 8, 2017·4 min read

Promising Lead That May Reduce Autism Symptoms

Researchers have identified a single protein that could be responsible for causing a number of behavioral symptoms as well as molecular and cellular abnormalities in Fragile X.

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·March 7, 2017·4 min read

Pinpointing Sensory Links Between Autism and Synaesthesia

Researchers report both people with synaesthesia and those on the autism spectrum share similar heightened sensory sensitivity.

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Autism Featured Genetics Psychology

·March 7, 2017·4 min read

Study Tests ‘Three Hit’ Theory of Autism

A new study reports a genetic predisposition in combination with early life stress appear to be more detrimental to males over females and may produce the social avoidance often associated with autism spectrum disorders.

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·March 6, 2017·6 min read

World’s Largest Autism Genome Database Sheds Light on Many ‘Autisms”

A new study reports researchers have identified 18 new genes that appear in increase autism risk.

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·March 6, 2017·4 min read

Infant MRIs Show Autism Linked to Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid

Children diagnosed with autism at the age of two had substantially greater amounts of extra axial cerebrospinal fluid at 6 and 12 months. Additionally, the level of increased CSF at 6 months could be correlated with the severity of autism symptoms displayed at 2 years, a new study reports.

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·March 1, 2017·7 min read

Adults With Autism Overcome Childhood Language Challenges

Researchers report the brain can learn to compensate for language processing problems in adults with autism.

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·February 27, 2017·3 min read

Autism Risk Genes Linked to Evolving Brain

According to researchers, genes linked to autism may have been positively selected during human evolution as they contribute to enhanced cognition.

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·February 23, 2017·6 min read

Autism Risk Linked to Herpes Infection During Pregnancy

Researchers discover a link between genital herpes infections during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in the offspring.

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·February 15, 2017·3 min read

New Insight into Autism

Researchers find a relationship between features of ASD previously believed to be unrelated.

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·February 15, 2017·8 min read

Brain Changes in Infancy May Predict Which High Risk Babies Will Develop Autism

Researchers discover infants at higher risk of developing autism and who go on to be diagnosed with ASD experience hyper-expansion of brain surface areas between the ages of 6 - 12 months.