Mood, anxiety, personality and eating disorders more commonly affect autistic people diagnosed in adulthood than those diagnosed in childhood. The post Autism diagnosis in adulthood tied to increased burden of psychiatric conditions appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum…

The general perception out there when it comes to vision is that you either have it fully or you’re completely blind. If someone loses vision, we tend to think that a switch was flipped to the off position, causing them to lose all of their vision. However, there are many instances where an individu…

Tickling our brains on Twitter this week were threads about helping neuroscientists learn the programming language Python, a study about autistic schoolchildren, and the possible root of modern humans’ brain power. The post Community Newsletter: Python primer, pandemic friendship effects, huma…

Cover Image: Michael Sardoni “Peace Dove for the Ukraine” Paper Mosaid and Digital Art “Peace Dove for the Ukraine represents hope that someday there will be peace in Ukraine and the whole world.” As we approach September 21, the date the United Nations has named the Inter…

The prize recognizes Geschwind’s contributions to our understanding of autism genetics. The post Autism researcher Daniel Geschwind nets top National Academies prize appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 12 September. The post Spotted around the web: Ketamine trial, do-it-yourself video setup, culturally sensitive therapy appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

A well-studied brain response to sound appears earlier than usual in young children with autism. The post Auditory cortex may develop early in autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Cover Image: Emy Spinks “Stronger Together” This piece was inspired by the traditional dove that represents peace that Emy came across whilst researching peace, she likes the design and created her own version combining two doves to show coming together. Emy chose to add text referring …

Intentional interactions with autistic people led Sasson to refocus his research. The post Noah Sasson: Connecting with the autistic community appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Null and replicated results in this month’s newsletter tackle aging, a purported pathway for oxytocin’s effects on autistic people, and a possible autism biomarker. The post Null and Noteworthy: Brain aging, oxytocin pathways, biomarker back-up appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Researc…

A 341-repeat mutation from a person with fragile X does not lead to the syndrome’s traits or function the same way in mice, highlighting a need for different animal models. The post Largest-yet fragile X mutation in mice confirms model’s shortcomings appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Researc…

Theofanopoulou shares how flamenco stepped up the pace of her social-communication research, and what’s behind the ‘no fear’ ethos in her new lab. The post Beyond the bench: Learning new moves with dancer-scientist Constantina Theofanopoulou appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source:…

The Art of Autism’s Art and Poems for Peace 2022 Post #4 By Robbie P. I am very excited at the opportunity to participate in this year’s The Art of Autism’s 7th Annual Peace Project. World peace has always been a very important tenant throughout my life. After graduating university with…

The brains of mice carrying different mutations in the autism-linked gene TBR1 display different molecular changes yet similar structural changes, resembling those previously found in autistic people with TBR1 mutations. The post Mutation-specific models highlight autism’s heterogeneity appeared fir…