Mice missing the autism-linked SHANK2 and SHANK3 genes in their retrosplenial cortex have trouble distinguishing between novel and familiar mice. The post Double SHANK knockout highlights brain circuit’s social role appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By Steven Bereznai During the first COVID lockdown, I really struggled because I was cut off from the organized weekly social outlets I had in my calendar, particularly the masters water polo I’ve trained with for more than 10 years. So, I pursued a long-ignored dream, which was to create a graphic…

Compared with their unaffected siblings and unrelated controls, children with autism harbor more copy number variants in genes that govern the circadian cycle or are associated with insomnia. The post Autistic people at increased genetic risk of sleep problems appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Res…

A new analysis package enables researchers to distill multiple measures of Angelman syndrome mice into a single ‘severity score.’ The post Scoring mouse behaviors: Q&A with Michael Sidorov appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign recently announced the Speech Accessibility Project in collaboration with some large tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, as well as other not for profit organizations whose communities will benefit from this initiative. Voice …

Threads on a GoogleMap for the brain and guidance on communicating with autistic people in a health-care setting garnered gobs of comments this week. The post Community newsletter: Brain map; communication guide appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 10 October. The post Spotted around the web: Autism services for Indigenous people; seizure meds; brain waves appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

One drug blocks mTOR signaling, and the other stops the blocker from acting anywhere in the body but the brain, lowering the potential for side effects. The post Two-drug combo blunts autism-linked pathway in brain appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Parents’ health, treatment dosages and sensory perception feature in this month’s crop of null and replicated results. The post Null and Noteworthy: Medication timing; oxytocin amounts; sensory sameness appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By Kaelynn Partlow As someone diagnosed with autism, I have always had “intense” or “obsessive” interests in different subject areas. As someone who is also diagnosed with several severe learning disabilities, to say I’ve struggled academically would be an understatement. When I was a kid, I used t…

By: Tameika Meadows, BCBA from I Love ABA Across multiple industries, staffing deficits are a big problem right now.  There are many different explanations for this, but certainly in a post-COVID world all of us are redefining work, evaluating our priorities, and learning h…

The transplanted cells integrate into living animals’ neural circuitry and influence behavior. The post Human cortical organoids forge functional circuits in rat brains appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Common variants in five regions of the genome may determine whether someone has one condition versus the other. The post Genome scan spots common variant differences between autism and ADHD appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Researchers can maximize the impact of their results by engaging policymakers more effectively. The post Five tips for translating research findings into smart public policy appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News