In light of growing evidence that motor challenges are common among people with autism, we asked five researchers how these problems fit into the definition of the condition. The post Should motor impairment be added to the diagnostic criteria for autism? appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research…

‘Tis the season for grad school meet and greets. But what are interviewers looking for, and how can early-career researchers bring their best? The post <em>Spectrum</em> Launch: What makes a good graduate school interview? appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: …

Shortly after the study’s publication, experts critiqued it on PubPeer and other online platforms. The post ‘Science working as it should’: Autism blood signature study earns open post-publication review appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Conventional optogenetic manipulations to excite or inhibit neurons stop when the light switches off. A new approach makes the changes last. The post Unconventional optogenetics technique spurs long-lasting changes in neuronal activity appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spect…

By Nils Skudra This week I had the opportunity to watch In a Different Key, an intriguing and comprehensive documentary that examines the origins of the autism diagnosis and how public understanding of autism has evolved over the decades. Directed by Caren Zucker, a filmmaker whose son Mickey is on…

At CES 2023, L’Oréal introduced a new lipstick applicator that will help people with limited arm mobility to apply lipstick easily. HAPTA is a motorized applicator with smart motion controls that can hold a lipstick steadily for the user so they can apply lipstick without any issues. This system …

Moving into the new year, researchers on Twitter talked about motion as a confounder for brain-imaging studies, connections between macaque brain activity and body movements, and the importance of motor-speech research in autism. The post Community Newsletter: Confounding head motion; monkey moves; …

If you live in a major metropolitan city anywhere in the world, you probably rely on public transportation like trains and buses to move around in the city. For the most part, public transit is convenient, however, there are many documented instances where issues with bus and train stations, especia…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 2 January. The post Spotted around the web: shock therapy; telehealth; restraint policies appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Postmortem brain samples from people with one of six conditions, including autism, show distinct signatures of over- and underexpression of immune genes. The post Immunity-linked genes expressed differently in brains of autistic people appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spect…

Most people with the X-linked syndrome have autism traits, and about one-quarter meet diagnostic criteria for the condition. The post Turner syndrome tied to autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Many autism-linked genes are somehow tied to cilia, the tiny hair-like sensors that stud a cell’s surface. But the question remains whether, and how, cilia differences contribute to the condition. The post Autism and the cell’s antennae appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source…

Documentary on being ‘Black, British and Autistic’ – by Writer / Director Tee Cee – Streaming on discovery+ By Talisha Cree Hi my name is Tee Cee and I am autistic… is not a sentence I ever pictured me writing or saying aloud, but here we are. Think of everything you ever tho…

A new gene therapy approach for epilepsy tamps down neural activity on demand. The post Calming neurons to quell seizures: Q&A with Gabriele Lignani and Dimitri Kullmann appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News