By Nils Skudra This poem is dedicated to Obie Nash, a very close friend of mine in California who served in World War II and brought home a German war bride. I have since lost contact with him but deeply cherish the time spent with him, listening to his war stories and his insights. I feel honored t…

High school interns don’t just gain new skills — they also form a pipeline of future scientists. The post <em>Spectrum</em> Launch: What the earliest early-career researchers contribute to the autism field appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum Ne…

Connections between 13 autism-linked proteins and their binding partners in excitatory neurons implicate a new molecular pathway. The post Fishing for protein partners nets clues to autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Discussion among autism researchers on Twitter this week swirled around how well pediatricians assess the condition, how it affects cognitive aging and how it alters cardiometabolic disease risk. The post Community Newsletter: Autism assessment; cognitive aging; metabolic diseases appeared first on …

Glen Lake Elementary School in Hopkins, MN has several students with physical disabilities that are unable to use playground equipment during recess. Troubled by the lack of adaptive playground equipment for their disabled classmates, the 5th grade class too matter in their own hands and through var…

The Art of Autism asked artist Ronaldo Byrd to share some portraits of people he admires for Black History Month. Ronaldo Byrd “Ida B. Wells” Ida B. Wells was a civil rights activist, journalist and educator. I admire her because she was one of the founders of the National Association fo…

The findings put genetic background forward to help explain autism’s heterogeneity. The post CHD8 mutation in 33 mouse strains yields range of traits appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 30 January. The post Spotted around the web: Brain morphology; mild 22q11.2 effects; eugenics apology appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Elsevier’s retractions focus on peer review and conflicts of interest. The post Prolific autism researcher has two dozen papers retracted appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

This week, Different Roads is proud to share some tips from Nancy Hammill and Understood on the dos and don’ts of fidgets, both in the classroom and at home! Fidgets, like squeeze balls and key chains, are self-regulation tools that promote movement and tactile input. They can be great for kids w…

The gene, linked to a little-known condition called Weiss-Kruszka syndrome, prevents embryonic stem cells from deviating from their neuronal destiny. The post Autism-tied gene ZNF462 keeps developing neurons on track appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti In 2019, six months before turning 63; it was confirmed that I’m autistic. I was different from everyone else, without knowing why. In grade school, high school, and college, classmates would frequently ask me: “Why do you act the way you do?” “Why do you act so weird?” “…

Altered expression of TSC2 and the mTOR pathway reshape the formation of certain synapses between inhibitory and excitatory neurons in mice. The post Tweaks to autism-linked pathway tilt circuits’ signaling balance appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

A new measure shows how greatly movement influences associations between traits and brain activity, revealing abundant false positives and false negatives. The post Head motion mars most fMRI results, even after correction appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News