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

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

The editors intend to start a new nonprofit journal. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Profound autism prevalence rose from 2002 to 2016, though not nearly as much as non-profound autism did. SourceSource: Spectrum News

In this edition of Null and Noteworthy, researchers upend early interventions and diagnostic boundaries. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Researchers and clinicians were quick to point out the flaws in the study, and a flood of work refuted it. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By imaging and recording synaptic activity in living mouse embryos for the first time, new research reveals previously unknown patterns of development and hints at how those patterns are disrupted in autism. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Focusing on aspects of autistic experience that we all share may lead more quickly to our shared goal of improved outcomes for all autistic people. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Scientists on social media this week discussed alternative treatments for aggression and self-injury in children with autism and addressed issues young researchers face when it comes to reimbursement for conference travel. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 10 April. SourceSource: Spectrum News

If a therapy for autism’s core traits makes it to market, it will likely take one of three forms, the researchers say. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Neuronal alterations outside the brain may help to explain a host of the condition’s characteristic traits, including sensory changes, gut problems and motor differences. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The Gender Self-Report could help autism researchers include more gender-diverse people across a range of ages and neurotypes in their work. SourceSource: Spectrum News