Several of the brain’s responses to sound are sluggish in autistic children who speak few or no words. These delays could derail language development; they may also serve as a biomarker to help clinicians identify children in need of speech and language therapies, says lead investigator Tim Roberts,…

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A new computational method sifts true mutations from spurious ones in a single cell’s genome1. The method is useful for finding so-called ‘mosaic’ mutations, which appear in only a subset of the body’s cells. Mosaic mutations occur spontaneously and may be involved in autism. To analyze a single cel…

A California-based healthcare company is poised to market its ‘Superpower Glass,’ high-tech eyeglasses that use software intended to improve autistic children’s social skills. The company, Cognoa, announced in February that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted the therapy ‘breakthrough …

Boys and girls with autism get virtually identical scores on three commonly used diagnostic tests, suggesting that sex doesn’t affect the scores. With 10,000 autistic children, including nearly 1,500 girls, the unpublished study is the largest of its kind. But some experts are unconvinced, saying th…

“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” ― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Art of Autism and Mainly Mozart nonprofits are excited to announce visual art contest winners for the …

"When I tried explaining to the lady that I needed Leyton's bag she said 'no' and became really aggressive."Source: The Autism Site

In the years immediately after a parent learns of a diagnosis of autism, it can be especially challenging to think of your child’s autism diagnosis long term. But as parents advocate for their child, and as practitioners work with the family to create goals for that child, the long term must be cons…

In 2019, geeks are cool, and the idea that they might be on the autism spectrum is celebrated. Nowhere is this truer than in Silicon Valley, one of the few places in America where social quirkiness and laser-focus attention to detail are more often rewarded than criticized. Often lauded as an exampl…

Two drugs that alter the activity of the hormone vasopressin seem to improve social communication in people with autism. The findings come from two independent clinical trials published today in Science Translational Medicine1,2. The results are encouraging, but some experts urge caution, saying the…

It's time we all had a reminder to be a little kinder.Source: The Autism Site

Every aquarium needs to do this.Source: The Autism Site

Girls and women with autism are underrepresented in research. As a result, we know little about how the condition manifests in them. This dearth trickles down into the clinic: They are frequently diagnosed late in life, misdiagnosed or even missed altogether, barring them from accessing the support …

30 April 2019: Heading to Montreal The autism research community is gathering in Montreal, Canada, this week for the meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR). Now in its 18th year, the three-day scientific conference continues to be the largest international meeting of autism…