Here is a roundup of news and research for the weeks of 14 and 21 November. The post Spotted around the web: Neuroscience 2022; brain condensates; university strikes appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA ‘Tis the season for joy and excitement. Perhaps a bit of stress and chaos too. October through December can be exhausting for many families. With holidays back to back, it can be challenging to maintain a comfortable routine. Children with autism tend to thrive on stru…

The signal, called CD47, is disrupted in autistic people who have a larger-than-average head. The post Excess of ‘don’t eat me’ cell signals may drive brain enlargement in autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The function of microglia and astrocytes in the brain may mediate the intersection of sex-differential biology and autism biology. The post Autism’s sex bias tied to glial, immune cell gene expression appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

“Many churches attempt to make accommodations for individuals with disabilities that does not necessarily mean that people with disabilities are included in the life and community of the church and leadership.” Krysia Waldock By Ron Sandison I was excited to interview Krysia Waldock, a P…

Using imaging methods to sort mouse models of autism may help identify subtypes of autistic people with similar underlying biology. The post Shared brain structure, connectivity hint at autism subgroups appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Brain cell clusters serve as drug screens and reveal connectivity differences for autism-linked conditions, two new models show. The post Organoids identify potential therapies, circuit flaws for autism-linked syndromes appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Microsoft recently announced Sign Language View – a new meeting experience that is meant to make remote video calls on Microsoft Teams a lot more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing users. This experience, currently in public preview, has added the following elements to make sure deaf and …

This week we’re highlighting the Twitter chatter from the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, held in San Diego, California, last week. The post Community Newsletter: Highlights from Neuroscience 2022 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The circuit linking the prefrontal cortex and part of the thalamus is impaired in mice raised in social isolation and in mice with mutations in the FMR1 or TSC2 genes. The post Autism genes converge on disruptions in social brain circuit appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spe…

Scott describes his work on sound processing differences in the brains of zebrafish that model fragile X syndrome. The post Decoding sensory brain networks: A quick take at SfN with Ethan Scott appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

UBE3A, a key gene associated with both autism-linked conditions, can explain most — but not all — of the syndromes’ atypical neuronal properties. The post Single gene insufficient to account for dup15q, Angelman traits appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spec…

Pagani used mouse models to connect autism etiologies to brain connectivity alterations and then found similar alterations in people with idiopathic forms of the condition. The post Subtyping autism using fMRI: A quick take at SfN with Marco Pagani appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. …

New studies bolster the idea that zebrafish models can say something meaningful about social behavior in autism. The post Zebrafish social behavior swims into mainstream appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News