Spectrum
Spectrum is the go-to destination for the latest news and analysis about autism research and a springboard for scientists and clinicians to forge collaborations that deepen our understanding of autism.
Sensitive test of autism treatment effects could enable comparison of different interventions
Brain patterning in utero may be implicated in autism, other conditions
Action potentials
”There is an alteration in excitation and inhibition, not just because of the number of cells but because of the synapses themselves. — VERÓNICA MARTÍNEZ-CERDEÑO
Building an autism research registry: Q&A with Tony Charman
Leveraging the power of community to strengthen clinical trials for rare genetic syndromes
Pinning down ‘profound autism’ for reliable research: Q&A with Matthew Siegel
It’s past time to stop using the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
Christine Wu Nordahl, doing whatever it takes to get good data
The perils of parachute research
Scientists who study autism in lower-income countries are working to end practices that exploit or ignore collaborators and communities on the ground.
On the periphery: Thinking ‘outside the brain’ offers new ideas about autism
Neuronal alterations outside the brain may help to explain a host of the condition’s characteristic traits, including sensory changes, gut problems and motor differences.
High prevalence of developmental delay strains Australia’s support systems
U.S. study charts changing prevalence of profound and non-profound autism
Brian Boyd, classroom-based interventions and the importance of representation
Evdokia Anagnostou and the concept of a good life
‘Emergent and transactional’: How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions
Magnetic stimulation for autism: Q&A with Xujun Duan
Easing sensory sensitivities in the clinic: Q&A with Leah Stein Duker
Ruth Carper: Imaging the aging brain in autistic adults
Beyond the bench: At school with Verónica Martínez Cerdeño
Beyond the bench: Finding solitude with Jill Silverman
Beyond the bench: Finding balance with Gavin Rumbaugh
Decisional capacity and informed consent, explained
The link between maternal infection and autism, explained
Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained
Spectrum books
Chronicle of a Field Retold: Autism Science in Profile
Autism by the Numbers: Explaining its Apparent Rise
Baby sibs; sleep in Dup15q syndrome; pediatrician deserts
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 July.
Baby sibs; sleep in Dup15q syndrome; pediatrician deserts
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 July.
CNTNAP2 variants; trait trajectories; sensory reactivity
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 July.
CNTNAP2 variants; trait trajectories; sensory reactivity
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 July.
Brain organoid size matches intensity of social problems in autistic people
Overgrown organoids could point to mechanisms underlying profound autism.
Brain organoid size matches intensity of social problems in autistic people
Overgrown organoids could point to mechanisms underlying profound autism.
Bumetanide; sex-biased gene expression; racial and ethnic disparities
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 15 July.
Bumetanide; sex-biased gene expression; racial and ethnic disparities
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 15 July.
Autism interventions tailored for Black Americans; gene therapy for Rett syndrome; KATNAL2 gene
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 8 July.
Autism interventions tailored for Black Americans; gene therapy for Rett syndrome; KATNAL2 gene
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 8 July.
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