Mice and zebrafish missing the GIGYF1 gene show social traits reminiscent of autism, though the molecular underpinnings are unclear. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This month’s issue of the Going on Trial newsletter explores why it’s more fun to have a beer with friends than by yourself — and how that informs an ongoing clinical trial for autism. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The paper used more than two dozen such terms, which have cropped up in thousands of published papers in recent years. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Take a look inside the newest book from Autism Partnership. Reprinted with permission from the authors. Foreward By Dr. Ron Leaf I was sure that Clinical Judgement would be my last book. It was intended to help the new generation of behaviorists learn about some of ABA’s pioneers that seem…

More than 100 parents who used the drug during pregnancy claim it caused their child’s autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, although the science behind the allegations is murky. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The phase 2A trial has its detractors despite positive animal results and is being sponsored by a company that is struggling financially. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Genes exert their strongest influence on the brain in the first half of gestation — a key window for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The resignation of all the editors from two brain imaging journals caused quite a stir on social media this week, and a new 3D brain atlas turned some heads. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Zappar, a UK based company has come up with a new accessible QR code solution that will help blind and partially sighted people access product information on store shelves and in cabinets at home relatively quickly. “Accessible QR” brings a slight modification to the regular QR code that we are a…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 17 April. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The gene, FOXP1, influences an animal’s motivation to listen to social communication, a new study suggests. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Andrew Moodie Most people would say that I have a fairly good life, but behind the fact that I come from a loving family, get three meals a day and go to a warm bed every night, I’ve always felt like there is another side of the story that has never really been talked about that much. Now I’m twe…

An anonymous tipster has been sifting through the papers of Jia Liu and his team. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Simon Celiberti-Byam and Julia Weiss, High School Externs with the Association for Science in Autism Treatment. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Scien…