Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 22 May. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Autistic people tend to drop out of Medicaid once they reach adulthood in states that don’t waive the income restrictions on enrollment. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The drug clemastine and other compounds that fortify the protective sheath around neurons may prove therapeutic for some genetic neurodevelopmental conditions. SourceSource: Spectrum News

by James T. Ellis, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Christine Almeida, Ms.Ed., Ed.S., BCBA Since first publishing Socially Savvy, there has been so much progress in the way that we approach, assess, and support students with learning differences. Because we are not only the writers of Socially Savvy, but also u…

The paper marks the second retraction for one of the co-authors. SourceSource: Spectrum News

These scores — composite measures of a person’s autism-linked common genetic variants — cannot predict an autism diagnosis but could help researchers better understand the condition’s underlying biology. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The papers were flagged by a method that has now been called into question. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This week on social media, scientists discussed a new tool to quantify motion in 3D and responded to the announcement of the launch of Imaging Neuroscience. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 15 May. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Few studies have tracked how brain structure and function change across adulthood in people with autism. Carper and her colleagues are collecting data to fill this gap. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Aaron Bouma When people think of autism, sometimes they think of the television series The Good Doctor or the robotic talking Rain Man. What people don’t realize is these misconceptions harm autistic people and are stigmatizing and ablest. How do you cope with these misconceptions? How do …

Experiments offer clues to why certain mutations are associated with autism in some people and not others. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Morgan van Diepen, M.Ed., BCBA, Co-owner of ABA Visualized Hearing “no” or “wait” can be challenging for kids of all ages! In fact, as a BCBA, this is one of the most common requests for support that I hear from families. Luckily, researchers have tested out three ways to say “no” when somethi…

New data from clinical trials of arbaclofen and oxytocin underscore the murkiness of null results. Plus, researchers seek clarity on the neurodevelopmental effects of oxytocin during childbirth. SourceSource: Spectrum News