Google recently announced a new feature on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro that will enable users with visual impairment to take better selfies! This new feature, called “Guided Frame”, is a voice coach that guides the user to move their phone up, down or to the sides so their face is well positioned in…

Restoring the gene, TAOK2, in mice missing an autism-linked region of chromosome 16 normalizes neuronal movement during development. The post Gene in autism hotspot regulates neuronal migration appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Resilience is a key strength for autistic people. By Catherine Londero I was once told by a preschool assistant that “your son needs to work on his resilience.” I couldn’t disagree more. It struck me that so often autistic people, particularly children, are judged by their behaviour. A…

Our Twitter feeds were awash with research activity this week, including a review of autism intervention studies and resources to build better data-wrangling skills. The post Community Newsletter: Interventions evaluated; microglia; big data analyses appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 3 October. The post Spotted around the web: Blunted microglia, CHD8 roles, Nobel Prize appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The pair’s new guidebook offers practical steps to make clinical trials easier and more meaningful for autistic participants. The post Designing autism-friendly trials: Q&A with Caroline Averius and Zachary Williams appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Iama Therapeutics is hoping a new class of molecule will prove successful against an old target in autism. The post Building a better drug appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By Nils Skudra One of the most compelling musical films that relates to neurodiversity and social anxiety is Dear Evan Hansen, a 2021 adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical about an isolated high school senior who becomes the motivational force behind a campaign for mental health awareness fol…

By: Tameika Meadows, BCBA from I Love ABA “This is hard” is a statement I often hear from families both in the midst of intervention, and pre-intervention during the assessment phase. Families without support and services find it hard helping their Autistic child navigate the world…

Their plans stand to improve how autistic children from racial or ethnic minorities are evaluated. The post Neuropsychologists launch efforts to diversify field appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Two groups are working to increase representation among neuropsychology researchers, in part to improve behavioral assessments for autism. The post <em>Spectrum</em> Launch: Neuropsychology’s diversity problem; the true cost of a postdoc; a bevy of job posts appeared first on Spectrum | …

A standard questionnaire can help identify social (pragmatic) communication disorder more readily in school-age children. The post Social-pragmatic difficulties common with autism, other diagnoses appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The code may help scientists identify people with the autism-linked condition and recruit them into clinical trials. The post New diagnostic code for PTEN syndrome may spur research appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Jake always loved to bring coffee to his dad at his record store in Norristown, PA. As his interest in coffee grew, he started researching the process of making coffee and learned about all the types of beans, blends, temperatures, and milk needed to make good coffee. When the pandemic hit and the r…