“Whether you enjoy the event or not, the social hangover is inevitable” By Catherine Londero I am Autistic, have ADHD, and I enjoy social events. There is a common misconception that Autistic people avoid social events because we don’t enjoy them. What I don’t enjoy is the impact on my mind and body…

This week’s newsletter trails tweets about neuroscientists who study rodents or humans teaming up with those who study nonhuman primates, the expansion of interneurons networks in the human brain and new findings on the autism-linked gene DDX3X. The post Community Newsletter: Lab collaboration…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 27 June. The post Spotted around the web: Interpersonal synchrony, single-nucleotide polymorphisms, CRISPR at 10 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The catalog could help researchers understand the effects of autism-linked DNA variants that fall outside genes. The post New resource maps gene expression, regulation in neuron subtypes appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Genetic factors could help explain why the ‘social hormone’ failed to benefit autistic people in a phase 3 clinical trial last year. The post DNA may hold clues to oxytocin levels in autistic people appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News