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

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·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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·April 8, 2015·4 min read

Sensorimotor Regions of the Brain Become Overconnected in Children with Autism

A new study reports the connections between the cerebellum and cerebral cortex appear to be overdeveloped in the sensorimotor regions of the brain in children with autism.

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·April 3, 2015·2 min read

A New Look at Language Delay in Children With Autism

A new study sheds light on a common linguistic characteristic of autistic children.

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·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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·March 20, 2015·4 min read

Autistic and Non-Autistic Brain Differences Isolated for First Time

Neuroimaging study isolates functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains, researchers report.

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·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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·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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·February 18, 2015·2 min read

Autism Genes Activate During Fetal Brain Development

Researchers discover that genetic mutations linked to Autism in children are connected to the RhoA pathway.

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·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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·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.