Between 1998 and 2018, the number of people diagnosed with autism has jumped by 787%. The rate of increase was greater for females, with the greatest rise in adults being diagnosed with ASD.
The way in which an infant visually examines an object may predict a later autism diagnosis, researchers say. Unusual visual inspection of items at 9 months was a strong predictor of an ASD diagnosis later in childhood.
Reduced amounts of the placental hormone allopregnanolone caused behavioral and developmental changes in the brains of male mouse offspring similar to those seen in autism.
Autistic children and adults are better at holding and imitating relative pitch than they are with absolute pitch across both speech and song.
Puppets could be a useful tool to help young children on the autism spectrum improve their social engagement and attention.
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··3 min readArtificial neural networks help researchers uncover new clues as to why people on the autism spectrum have trouble interpreting facial expressions.
Study identifies a rare class of genetic differences transmitted from non-autistic parents to their children on the autism spectrum.
A newly developed questionnaire can detect autism in children between the ages of 18 to 30 months.
Researchers identified a novel, direct link between autism and the SUV39H2 gene.
Using human stem cells to develop a brain organoid model, researchers were able to show exposure to a common pesticide synergizes with an autism-linked gene mutation. The study provides clear evidence that genetics and environment may combine to disrupt neurodevelopment.
A new mouse study identifies the Necdin (Ndn) gene as a causal factor of autism with 15q11-q13 chromosomal abnormality.
While those with autism are less likely to use substances than those who are not on the autism spectrum, those who do are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms. Those with ASD who self-medicate report they do so to improve focus and attention and, in some cases, to mask ASD symptoms.
