A new report published last week by WHO and UNICEF reveals that more than 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition. Yet nearly one billion of them are denied access, particularly in low- and middl…

This week we’re back with tweets unrelated to the first in-person gathering of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) in more than three years, which ended a week ago yesterday. Well, for the most part. Some conference-goers on social media are still lamenting the spread of COVID-19 a…

A deactivated form of the gene editor restores UBE3A expression in mice and human neurons without cutting the genome. It may hold promise for future Angelman gene therapies. The post Modified CRISPR tool boosts UBE3A levels in mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum …

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 16 May. The post Spotted around the web: INSAR abstracts, autism-specific anxiety, Human Cell Atlas appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

This edition plots school suspensions and the unemployment gap for autistic people, and charts outcomes for those who attend regular health checks. The post By the Numbers: Suspensions, unemployment, health checks appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Increased white-matter maturation tracks with stronger language abilities later in childhood, but the relationship with cortical thickness is less clear. The post Structural brain changes foretell language skills in autistic infants appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum…

Mice with a mutated copy of SHANK3 fail to establish normal sleep patterns during development. The post Sleepy mice with autism-linked mutation struggle to fall asleep appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

“I overcame the constraints other set on me by understanding my strengths and using those strengths to serve others.” By Ron Sandison In interviewing hundreds of young adults with autism for my fourth book on Autism, Growth & Transitioning into Adulthood, I discovered the greatest hindrance t…

By: Michelle Zeman, MA, BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) often work with the Autistic community. However, you may not often run into an Autistic BCBA. There are Autistic BCBAs who support and have a career in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and as one I would like to share my p…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published the first repository of vocalizations from minimally verbal autistic people. Those with few or no spoken words still produce a range of phonemes, or units of sound, that may serve as developmental markers or intervention targets. The…

The findings contradict a previous study, whose design may have been biased to find an effect. The post Fever doesn’t ease challenging traits in most autistic children appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The findings, based on Swedish national registry data, suggest a critical need to expand mental health services for autistic people. The post Psychiatric conditions hospitalize almost one in four autistic women by age 25 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The gene, YTHDF2, may be one of several that contribute to an autism subtype marked by an unusually big brain. The post Novel gene linked to brain size in autistic people appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The co-occurring conditions may stem from the heightened stress people in minority communities experience. The post Autistic LGBTQ+ people report frequent mental health problems appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News