Your knee-jerk reaction may be to lash out, but just take a second...Source: The Autism Site

Autism researchers in the United States are anxious about new government rules designed to boost the transparency of studies involving people. The red tape may paralyze promising projects, researchers say. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to enforce the new rules, which are based o…

Here’s how Kennedy describes what he will talk about in this webinar: Much of what we know about the cognitive and neural underpinnings of autism comes from experiments using highly controlled stimuli and carefully planned experimental manipulations. However, an important complementary approach that…

The post Genetics do-over; iffy influences; high-tech education and more appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

A new tool can track fish, flies or mice as they navigate a virtual environment and interact with other animal ‘avatars’1. The technique allows scientists to simulate an animal’s natural surroundings and test its reactions to changes. The tool, called FreemoVR, is a digital display that surrounds th…

This is key to keeping them safe and healthy as they grow up.Source: The Autism Site

When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Michigan, in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of children get tested for poisoning and receive care. When disabled children need to get to doctors’ appointments — either across town or hundreds of miles away — …

Hey scientists, send us your best science photos from 2017! Winning images will be featured in a slide show in our 2017 Year in review issue. The grand prize is a beautifully illustrated book of Spectrum’s best feature articles. All top entries will be featured on the site, and the winners will rece…

The bond between brothers is stronger than anything.Source: The Autism Site

Chickens are actually a lot like people. That's part of the basis of this unique therapy program.Source: The Autism Site

  This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Niall Toner, MA, BCBA of the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Auti…

Some people missing a copy of 16p11.2, a chromosomal region linked to autism, have unusually large brain structures, according to a new study. Those with an extra copy of the same region show the opposite pattern1. For instance, the band of nerve fibers that connects the brain’s two hemispheres is u…

Immune cells in the brain called microglia play diverse roles in the mouse embryo, but assume a common function by adolescence. Researchers presented a map of the cells’ roles yesterday at a conference at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The map provides a baseline against which scie…

"I need you all to help me."Source: The Autism Site