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Research articles covering work related to austism spectrum disorders are provided below.

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·January 21, 2020·6 min read

Autism study finds later diagnoses for girls, and high rates of co-occurring disorders

On average, girls on the autism spectrum are diagnosed 1.5 years later than boys. Over 50% of those on the autism spectrum exhibit co-occurring mental health and medical conditions, such as ADHD and epilepsy.

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·January 18, 2020·4 min read

What people who don’t like music might tell us about social interaction

Musical anhedonia, a neurological condition where people don't enjoy music, affects 5% of the population. Researchers are exploring if this same condition could also be what impairs social bonding for some people on the autism spectrum.

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·January 13, 2020·4 min read

Higher rates of post-natal depression among autistic mothers

Mothers on the autism spectrum are more likely to report symptoms of postnatal depression than mothers who do not have ASD.

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·January 9, 2020·3 min read

Missing protein in brain causes behaviors mirroring autism

p75NTR, a protein implicated in normal brain development and Alzheimer's disease, may play a role in the development of autism. Mice bred without the protein exhibited learning deficits similar to those associated with ASD.

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·January 9, 2020·3 min read

One-fourth of children with autism are undiagnosed

A quarter of children under the age of eight on the autism spectrum are not being diagnosed, a new study reports. Those most affected are minority children.

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·January 7, 2020·3 min read

Sleep difficulties in children with Autism caused by shallower brain waves

Children on the autism spectrum have, on average, 25% shallower brain waves than typically developing children, indicating a reason why they may have trouble entering deep sleep states.

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·January 4, 2020·3 min read

One Step Closer to Newborn Screening for Autism

Key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns have been identified.

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·January 1, 2020·7 min read

Study may explain how infections reduce autism symptoms

Immune molecules produced during infection influence the social behaviors of mouse models of autism spectrum disorder. The findings may shed light on why some children on the autism spectrum experience a temporary reduction in behavioral symptoms when they have a fever.

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·December 28, 2019·2 min read

Severity of autism symptoms varies greatly among identical twins

Data analysis from previous studies reveals if one twin is on the autism spectrum, there is a 96% chance the other twin will also be diagnosed with ASD. However, symptom severity varies greatly between the twins. Researchers estimate genetic factors contribute to only 9% of the cause of trait variation.

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·December 26, 2019·5 min read

Measuring mutations in sperm may reveal risk for autism in future children

Spontaneous mutations in a father's sperm may be linked to autism spectrum disorder in their offspring. UCSD researchers have developed a new method of quantifying the mutations and assessing the likelihood that the mutations will contribute to ASD.

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·December 6, 2019·3 min read

How gene mutation causes autism and intellectual disability

Genetic mutations in Usp9X results in the brain growing fewer synapses during development. The mutation also causes hyperactivity and an increased risk of anxiety. The findings shed new light on the cause of autism and other intellectual disabilities.