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Spectrum: Autism Research News

Tag: autism

March 2024
Week of MarchMar
4th
2024

Foster care disparities; MEF2C gene; hearing changes in Rett syndrome

by  /  5 March 2024

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 March.

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February 2024
A research image of autism-linked genes.

Autism-linked perturbations converge on cell skeleton and RNA-binding proteins

by  /  29 February 2024

The findings solidify the idea that autism-linked mutations affect brain activity by way of several key shared mechanisms.

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A stack of papers with red tape.

Autism journal retracts speech-recognition paper, pauses special issue

by  /  29 February 2024

The journal’s publisher flagged problems in 11 papers that were part of a special issue on assistive technology in special education.

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Week of FebruaryFeb
26th
2024

White matter; early-intervention services; FMR1 gene

by  /  27 February 2024

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

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A preschool-age child plays with a vertical sensory board to which colorful moving objects are attached.

Common sensory response scores may miss important variations

by ,  /  22 February 2024

A person’s “overall” score on sensory-seeking, hyperreactive or hyporeactive tendencies may obscure nuances in their individual sensory experience.

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Week of FebruaryFeb
19th
2024

Cerebellar-forebrain pathway; camouflaging behavior; language skills

by  /  21 February 2024

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

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A woman sits on the edge of her bed in a darkened room.

Life expectancy lags for autistic people in United Kingdom

by  /  15 February 2024

The finding confirms past research that links autism to early death, but it also suggests that the life expectancy gap may be smaller than previously thought.

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Week of FebruaryFeb
12th
2024

Oxytocin during labor; infant brain activity; interleukin-1

by  /  13 February 2024

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

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A diagram of autism-linked genes.

Autism-linked proteins mingle with other molecules in overlapping networks

by  /  8 February 2024

A massive new set of interaction maps illuminates especially high convergence in protein networks related to autism and shows how mutations could disrupt those networks.

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Week of FebruaryFeb
5th
2024

UBLCP1 gene; motor skills; brainstem nuclei

by  /  6 February 2024

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

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