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Almost every human cell teems with a potpourri of tiny powerhouses: mitochondria. Up to thousands of them. These organelles use oxygen to convert the nutrients from the food you eat into a form of energy the body can use. The brain consumes a lot of this energy — about 20 percent. Could changes in m…

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Some things that have helped me with uncertainty and anxiety are below. By Aaron Bouma If you’re like me, an autistic adult that is dealing with anxiety and a strained mind at times, you are far from alone. Does uncertainty give you anxiety? For me, it does. For instance, if there is a militar…

In 1999, when Stephen Lepore was diagnosed with autism at just two years old, doctors told his parents... The post Young Man With Autism Breaks Out Of His Shell And Starts His Own Business appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

TV presenter Melanie Sykes has revealed that she’s been diagnosed as autistic at 51 years old. She says... The post TV Presenter Melanie Sykes Receives Autism Diagnosis At Age 51 appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Hello, and welcome to the Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The research community jumped on a new paper this week that looked at the relationship between autism and the gut microbiome, which some work suggests may be less diverse in autistic peopl…

13-year-old Grant Loftin may not be old enough to drive just yet, but he loves classic cars and... The post Autistic Boy Who Loves Classic Cars Is Surprised With His Own Car Show For His Birthday appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Growing numbers of autistic children are diagnosed with the condition before age 3, in the United States, and those diagnoses tend to precede the start of any interventions or developmental services, according to a new study based on parent surveys. Children traversing autism’s ‘diagnostic odyssey’ …

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Welcome to this month’s edition of the By the Numbers Newsletter. At Spectrum, we do our best to summarize the latest autism research findings. Sometimes, the best summary comes in the form of a chart or map. In this newsletter, we boil down interesting new research that is conveyed most succinctly …

A form of autism marked by a distinctive pattern of brain overconnectivity arises from an excess of synapses, according to a new study in mice. The findings bolster the theory that autism subtypes have different biological roots and may require different treatment approaches. Autistic people have al…

Two new methods make it possible to delete long sections of the genome, expanding the capabilities of the gene editor CRISPR. The techniques could lead to therapies that excise large insertions or duplications tied to autism, such as the DNA repeats that underlie fragile X syndrome. To remove a segm…

By Jill MacCormack There are certain autumn nights when the quality of air is of such utter perfection that no matter my exhaustion I must heed the call of a walk under the auspices of darkness. Tonight was one such night. A gentle rain had fallen early in the eve, just enough to deepen the damp sme…