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Autistic people have a distinctive pattern of neural activity between the cortex and the cerebellum during social interactions, according to a new preprint.
Via @medrxivpreprint.
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The sodium channel Nav1.8 appears to be an effective therapeutic target for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, which is caused by mutations of the TCF4 gene.
Via @NaturePortfolio.
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The editors of the scientific journal eLife consider the plusses and minuses of their 18-month practice of public reviews of preprints.
Via @eLife.
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Researchers have re-analyzed the double empathy problem — the idea that troubled communication between autistic and non-autistic people reflects differences in social styles — 10 years since its introduction.
Via @SAGEJournals.
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Researchers offer alternatives to terms, such as risk factor, symptom and cure, that autistic advocates have long argued against.
Via @sciencedirect.
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The science podcast “The Pulse” takes an in-depth and multi-perspective look at the downsides and benefits of applied behavior analysis for autism.
Via @whyy.
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The brain’s hemispheres seem to function more independently in autistic people than in non-autistic people, according to an imaging study.
Via @SfNJournals.
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Neurons in the dentate gyrus, a hippocampal structure, have increased excitability in mice missing one copy of the RAI1 gene, which is linked to autism and epilepsy.
Via @PNASNews.
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In a survey, some physicians have expressed their reluctance to treat people with disabilities, in part because of insufficient reimbursement for accommodations.
Via @Health_Affairs.
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Language delay appears to be the strongest predictor of autism in toddlers, according to a medical records study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
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People with Schaaf-Yang syndrome, which is associated with autism, tend to have low muscle tone and developmental delay and often need assistance with walking and eating.
Link to study in @NaturePortfolio: https://t.co/Qg205Aoqpv
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Mutations in the CHD8 gene shorten the cell cycle and unleash neural precursor cell proliferation, which may contribute to the macrocephaly seen in people with CHD8-linked autism.
Via @Co_Biologists.
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Clinical diagnoses of autism align well with scores from the commonly used research tool, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2.
Via @JAMAPediatrics.
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Language delay appears to be the strongest predictor of autism in toddlers, according to a medical records study.
Link to study in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders: https://t.co/O3kWYYkwBZ
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Princess Royal Anne knighted autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen last week, the first such investiture since Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Via @CambridgeIndy.
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Variables such as age, gender and bowel behavior can be confounding factors when researchers attempt to characterize gut microbiomes in autistic and non-autistic children.
Via @NaturePortfolio.
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People with Schaaf-Yang syndrome, which is associated with autism, tend to have low muscle tone and developmental delay and often need assistance with walking and eating.
Link to sudy in @NaturePortfolio: https://t.co/Qg205Aoqpv
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Autism researcher @Sergiu_P_Pasca of Stanford University discusses his work using human cell-derived organoids to better understand brain structure and function.
Via @QuantaMagazine.
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Genetic analysis of extended families in Kazakhstan that include people with autism and the broad autism phenotype has revealed well-described alterations of neuronal function.
Via @Hindawi.
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Mutations of the autism-linked gene MYCBP2 affect the structure and function of the corpus callosum, which may result in neurodevelopmental conditions.
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