By Angel Durr, Ph.D. For as long as I can remember I have been heavily drawn to and engaged in the arts. Whether it was musical theater, acting, singing, modeling, dancing, or even creating original art pieces, I have remained an artist for most of my life. Art has always been my first love, but I a…

This year saw the debut of ever-more complex techniques to grow and analyze brain organoids and other 3D tissue cultures, among other advances. The post Hot topics in autism research in 2022 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Social media chatter this past year took up a mysterious gene region, the brain’s physical geometry and other topics related to the advancement of autism science. The post Autism researchers’ top tweets in 2022 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has announced that Michigan residents who are blind or visually impaired can now apply to receive an iBill Talking Banknote Identifier (currency reader) for free through the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library. The currency rea…

Take a look back at the year’s top developments in autism research and read about the field’s rising stars. Plus: Test your knowledge with our year-end quiz, and see which conferences we’re looking forward to in 2023. The post 2022: The year in review appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research New…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 19 December. The post Spotted around the web: Glia lineages; histone modifications; newborn sequencing appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

In our favorite quotes from stories we published in 2022, researchers find salvation in octopuses, recall mouse bites, and challenge the autism field to do better. The post 2022: The year in quotes appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

In 2022, we asked our profile subjects and sources to flag rising stars in their labs or among their former students. The result is this list of 40 young researchers who are working on autism-related science across the globe. The post 40 under 40 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. S…

Do you read Spectrum regularly? See how well you've followed our coverage by taking our end-of-year quiz. The post Test your knowledge of 2022’s autism research news appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Track some of the major autism science meetings next year on our timeline, and tell us which ones you plan to attend. The post Top conferences of 2023 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By: Randy Horowitz, M.S. Ed., S.A.S. Children with autism often engage in problem behavior when asked to participate in activities to which they are infrequently exposed (e.g., doctor/dental exams, haircuts, etc.). In many cases, the problem behavior serves as a means to avoid an unpleasant situa…

Brazil could learn from the challenges and successes of other nations to become a leader in planning for the needs of autistic people. The post How to plan policies that support the autism community in Brazil: Lessons from a U.S. experience appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: …

Common diagnostic and research practices may be adding to autism’s sex bias, but there are some simple steps scientists can take to counteract it. The post How scientists can counteract their unwitting contributions to autism’s sex bias appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spec…

Artist Ryan Smoluk shares his process of learning and painting about Mozart this last year. Cover image: Ryan Smoluk “Ode to Mozart” By Ryan Smoluk So much has changed in the past couple of year on a global level. The pandemic caught us all off guard, so many are still struggling. We ar…