Reposted with permission from Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA, www.evansbehavioralservices.com/. My article on red flags in ABA providers generated a great deal of interest from caregivers and clinicians in the ABA field. Those red flags include potentially harmful practices that parents, caregivers, an…

The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By revealing differences between autistic and non-autistic children, it could help identify autism in babies. SourceSource: Spectrum News

A pair of neuroimaging-related studies — one about a framework for brain-wide association studies and another about a standardized tool to image rat brains — held researchers’ attention on social media this week. SourceSource: Spectrum News

by Nils Skudra Recently I had the opportunity to watch A Man Called Otto, a heartwarming comedy-drama starring Tom Hanks as Otto, a grumpy and bitter retiree who routinely insults his neighbors and enforces the traffic rules of his condominium neighborhood until he is befriended by an immigrant fami…

Explore the people, the science and the challenges in autism research. SourceSource: Spectrum News

A machine-learning technique applied to brain imaging data appears to predict a person’s mix of verbal intelligence, social affect and repetitive behaviors. SourceSource: Spectrum News

In this inaugural episode, Lord discusses her entry into autism research, what the future of the field might look like, and how drama club saved her in high school. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 27 March. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Astrid Lempriere The printmaking technique called Lino Printing, which involves carving a design into a block of linoleum, has a rich history dating back to the early 1900s. Today, lino printing is a popular form of printmaking that allows artists to create intricate, textured designs on paper an…

Some conditions are too rare for conventional drug trials, leading some scientists to test bespoke treatments in single participants. Gleeson discusses the merits — and limitations — of these tiny trials. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This month’s issue of the Going on Trial newsletter examines personalized therapies for rare conditions, Acadia’s new drug for Rett syndrome and developments in a cord-blood program, among other autism-related drug trial news. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By: Morgan van Diepen, M.Ed., BCBA, Author of ABA Visualized Many providers feel intimidated by or uncomfortable with the parent training component of ABA services. When I first started in this field, I personally felt extremely out of place giving parents advice on supporting their children, not…

Evidence of measurement bias undermines past claims about autistic children’s lower well-being. SourceSource: Spectrum News