Spectrum
Spectrum is the go-to destination for the latest news and analysis about autism research and a springboard for scientists and clinicians to forge collaborations that deepen our understanding of autism.
Synaptic anomalies in autistic people support imbalance hypothesis
FOXP1 gene; dose effect of neurodevelopmental conditions; transcriptomics in mouse model of autism
Pinning down ‘profound autism’ for reliable research: Q&A with Matthew Siegel
Action potentials
”[It’s a] very colonial mindset of ‘let’s collect data with you guys, and then we will become first authors and you guys can stay somewhere else in the middle.’ — GAURI DIVAN
It’s past time to stop using the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
Autism research is becoming more diverse but not yet more global
Crowdsourcing to curb aggression in autism: Q&A with Matthew Goodwin
A new look at walking in early childhood: Q&A with Rujuta Wilson
Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good data
The perils of parachute research
Scientists who study autism in lower-income countries are working to end practices that exploit or ignore collaborators and communities on the ground.
On the periphery: Thinking ‘outside the brain’ offers new ideas about autism
Neuronal alterations outside the brain may help to explain a host of the condition’s characteristic traits, including sensory changes, gut problems and motor differences.
High prevalence of developmental delay strains Australia’s support systems
U.S. study charts changing prevalence of profound and non-profound autism
Brian Boyd, classroom-based interventions and the importance of representation
Evdokia Anagnostou and the concept of a good life
‘Emergent and transactional’: How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions
Magnetic stimulation for autism: Q&A with Xujun Duan
Easing sensory sensitivities in the clinic: Q&A with Leah Stein Duker
Ruth Carper: Imaging the aging brain in autistic adults
Beyond the bench: At school with Verónica Martínez Cerdeño
Beyond the bench: Finding solitude with Jill Silverman
Beyond the bench: Finding balance with Gavin Rumbaugh
Decisional capacity and informed consent, explained
The link between maternal infection and autism, explained
Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained
Spectrum books
Chronicle of a Field Retold: Autism Science in Profile
Autism by the Numbers: Explaining its Apparent Rise
Brain organoids overgrowth; DSCAM gene; sleep issues in autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 24 June.
Brain organoids overgrowth; DSCAM gene; sleep issues in autism
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 24 June.
Double-empathy problem; dup15q syndrome; myelin loss in aging autistic adults
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 17 June.
Double-empathy problem; dup15q syndrome; myelin loss in aging autistic adults
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 17 June.
RNU4-2 gene; autism screening in Kenya; Rett syndrome gene therapy
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 10 June.
RNU4-2 gene; autism screening in Kenya; Rett syndrome gene therapy
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 10 June.
Connectivity takes U-turn in people with rare autism-linked mutations
Patterns of brain connectivity shift during puberty in people with deletion of the 22q11.2 chromosomal region.
Connectivity takes U-turn in people with rare autism-linked mutations
Patterns of brain connectivity shift during puberty in people with deletion of the 22q11.2 chromosomal region.
Anti-vax blogger retracts critique of study that debunked vaccination-autism link
The commentary contained misguided criticisms of the study’s statistical methods, the lead investigator says.
Anti-vax blogger retracts critique of study that debunked vaccination-autism link
The commentary contained misguided criticisms of the study’s statistical methods, the lead investigator says.
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