AutismFeaturedPsychology·May 20, 2015·5 min readPresence of Animals Eases Social Anxiety in Children With AutismPets could prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with Autism to improve their social skills, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeatured·April 24, 2015·4 min readAnother Study Confirms There is NO Link Between the MMR Vaccine and AutismAnother study debunks the myth that there is a link between the MMR vaccine and children developing autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·April 15, 2015·5 min readPaternal Sperm May Hold Clues to AutismA new study reports epigenetic tags on the DNA of paternal sperm is linked to autism symptoms in their offspring.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 14, 2015·2 min readStudy Contradicts Speculation That Playing Violent Video Games Cause Aggression in Autistic AdultsA new study reports, that despite much speculation, the effects of violent video games on aggression as similar for adults with and without autism.Read More
AutismFeatured·April 9, 2015·5 min readFuture Language Development Outcomes in Children with Autism Could be Predicted by fMRIA new study reports fMRI neuroimaging technology could be used to predict future language outcomes in toddlers with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.Read More
AutismFeatured·April 8, 2015·4 min readSensorimotor Regions of the Brain Become Overconnected in Children with AutismA 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.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·April 3, 2015·2 min readA New Look at Language Delay in Children With AutismA new study sheds light on a common linguistic characteristic of autistic children.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2015·2 min readDiscovering Age Specific Brain Changes in AutismLarge scale connectivity within the brain changes with age in children with autism, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 25, 2015·3 min readChildren with ASD More Likely to Have GI Issues than Typically Developing PeersA 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.Read More
AutismFeatured·March 20, 2015·4 min readAutistic and Non-Autistic Brain Differences Isolated for First TimeNeuroimaging study isolates functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeatured·February 25, 2015·2 min readStudy Shows Decreased Aggressive Behavior Toward Strangers in ASD ModelAccording to a new study, researchers have found no evidence of increased aggressive behaviors toward strangers in animal models of ASD.Read More
AutismFeatured·February 19, 2015·3 min readResearch Aims to Utilize Symptom of Autism to Improve Reading ComprehensionResearchers aim to improve reading comprehension in children with ASD by using their 'perseverative interest'.Read More
