Spectrum: Autism Research News

Treatments for Rett syndrome that aim to boost levels of the protein MECP2 may not help everyone with the condition.

Connections between the cerebellum and brain networks do not seem to contribute substantially to the emergence of autism traits.

People with autism or autism traits may be especially vulnerable to brain aging and cognitive decline, two studies suggest.

Mutations in autism-linked genes lead to a variety of changes in brain activity, sensory perception and sleep-wake cycles in zebrafish.

Mice that model 22q11.2 deletion syndrome lack social memory, but that trait can be reversed using a drug that targets the flow of potassium ions in neurons.

Autism is unusually common among blind people, and children with autism are more likely to have vision problems than their typical peers. Understanding why could lead to better therapies for autism for autism.

The brainstem controls such disparate functions as breathing, sensation and sleep — all of which can be altered in autism.

The amygdala has long been a focus of autism research. But its exact role in the condition has been unclear.

‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience.

Even as a small child, geneticist Elise Robinson wondered why people think the way they do. Today, that question informs much of her autism research.