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

·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.

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·February 11, 2017·6 min read

Brain Network Connections May Underlie Social Behavior Linked to Autism

New research could help doctors to identify and treat children at risk of ASD earlier.

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·February 10, 2017·4 min read

Study Links Brain Stem Volume and Aggression in Autism

Researchers have identified a correlation between brain stem volume and aggressive behavior in children with autism. Smaller brain stems appear to be associated with an increased likelihood of aggression.

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·February 8, 2017·5 min read

Typical Male Brain Anatomy Associated With Higher Probability of Autism Spectrum Disorder

A new study reports neurotypical male brain anatomy is associated with a higher risk of ASD, and biological females with more typical male brain anatomy are three times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD.

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·February 1, 2017·5 min read

Social Biases Contribute to Challenges for Those With Autism

Social difficulties in people with autism are exacerbated by how other people perceive them at first meeting, researchers report.

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·January 31, 2017·5 min read

Autism May Begin Early in Brain Development

A new study reports an overload in neural connections that has been attributed to autism begins in early development.

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·January 27, 2017·6 min read

Autism Researchers Discover Genetic ‘Rosetta Stone’

Researchers report a genetic defects in the SCN2A protein can lead to either ASD or infantile epilepsy, depending on whether the mutations boost or sabotage the protein's function.