Jill U. Adams is a freelance science journalist based in Albany, New York. She covers health, mental health and biomedical research for such publications as The Transmitter, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Undark and The Scientist. She has a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Olfaction; autism-linked genes in monkeys; eye movements
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 3 February.

Olfaction; autism-linked genes in monkeys; eye movements
Cortical myelination; early vocabulary; EEG in tuberous sclerosis
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 27 January.

Cortical myelination; early vocabulary; EEG in tuberous sclerosis
Personalized medicine; astroglia organoids; fast track for fragile X drug
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 20 January.

Personalized medicine; astroglia organoids; fast track for fragile X drug
White-matter changes; lipids and neuronal migration; dementia
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 13 January.

White-matter changes; lipids and neuronal migration; dementia
Functional connectivity; ASDQ screen; health burden of autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 6 January.

Functional connectivity; ASDQ screen; health burden of autism
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