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Research image of brain volume in mice.
Spectrum

Improving longitudinal research; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 2 June.

By Jill Adams
3 June 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of spine formation in mouse neurons.
Spectrum

Post-traumatic stress disorder, obesity and autism; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 26 May.

By Jill Adams
27 May 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of neurite overgrowth in cells grown from people with autism-linked PPP2R5D variants.
Spectrum

Cortical structures in infants linked to future language skills; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 19 May.

By Jill Adams
20 May 2025 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.
Spectrum

SHANK2 variants in people; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 12 May.

By Jill Adams
13 May 2025 | 1 min read
Research image of functional connectivity in a human brain.
Spectrum

Altered translation in SYNGAP1-deficient mice; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 5 May.

By Jill Adams
6 May 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of neural progenitor cells.
Spectrum

Documenting decades of autism prevalence; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 April.

By Jill Adams
29 April 2025 | 1 min read
Figure showing sleep archetypes in autistic children.
Spectrum

Rise in autism prevalence; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 21 April.

By Jill Adams
22 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of resting-state functional activity in a human brain.
Spectrum

Developmental delay patterns differ with diagnosis; and more

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 14 April.

By Jill Adams
15 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of neural progenitor cells in mice.
Spectrum

Changes in autism scores across childhood differ between girls and boys

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 7 April.

By Jill Adams
8 April 2025 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.
Spectrum

Autism traits, mental health conditions interact in sex-dependent ways in early development

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 31 March.

By Jill Adams
1 April 2025 | 2 min read

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Research image of developing axons in the fly brain.
Developmental neuroscience

How developing neurons simplify their search for a synaptic mate

Streamlining the problem from 3D to 1D eases the expedition—a strategy the study investigators deployed to rewire an olfactory circuit in flies.

By Calli McMurray
6 June 2025 | 6 min read
Distorted floppy discs.
Spectrum

NIH autism database announcement raises concerns among researchers

The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced a plan to pour $50 million into data science projects intended to investigate the condition’s causes, but the initiative’s short timeline and other atypicalities have prompted questions.

By Angie Voyles Askham
5 June 2025 | 5 min read
Image of alpha-synuclein filaments in the brain.
Spectrum

Large study links autism to Parkinson’s disease

Autistic adults appear to be prone to an early-onset form of Parkinson’s, according to a long-term study that tracked 2.2 million people in Sweden.

By Charles Q. Choi
5 June 2025 | 4 min read