autism
Autism may not ‘hardwired by genetics’, with severity shaped by early life experiences, claims researchers in yet unpublished study
A child’s environment exerts a strong influence on the severity of her autism, according to a study of 78 pairs ...
Sperm test could predict odds of fathering child with autism
Some men who have an autistic child carry mutations linked to the condition only in their sperm, according to a ...
Why we’re seeing more cases of autoimmune disorder PANDAS—if it even exists
In 1998, Susan Swedo, then a pediatrician at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), first proposed PANDAS to explain ...
Autism may share genetic links to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and other psychiatric disorders
Some of the inherited variants implicated in autism also increase the odds of other conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression ...
Sex-linked mutations point to need for closer look at causes of autism in women, study suggests
Autism may stem from a different — and larger — set of genetic mutations in women than it does in ...
Children showing signs of autism should be treated before diagnosis is confirmed, under new guidelines
Pediatricians should start treating children who show signs of autism even before tests confirm a diagnosis, according to the newest ...
Podcast: Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit explains the ‘dos and dont’s’ of battling scientific misinformation
Paul Offit has forged a second career as an influential spokesman for scientific thinking ...
Autism, ADHD linked to mutations in the same genes in new study
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are both known to be heritable, but the details of ...
Adults with autism are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety
Adults with autism are more than twice as likely as neurotypical people to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, a ...
Why the controversial—and retracted—paper linking vaccines and autism is one of the most cited papers of all time
Six librarians from institutions in Wisconsin had a question: “What are the characteristics of citations of the retracted 1998 article ...
Children with autism are twice as likely to suffer from chronic pain
Children with autism are about twice as likely as their typical peers to experience chronic or repeated pain, according to ...
Blood test for autism? Discovery of ‘distinctive pattern’ in white cells may make it possible
Researchers have identified a distinctive pattern of gene expression in the white blood cells of young autistic boys. The discovery ...
Can CBD treat autism, epilepsy? Growing body of evidence suggests it may be possible
A single dose of cannabidiol, a component of marijuana, eases seizures and improves learning and sociability in mice with mutations ...
Baby brain wave patterns may offer early predictor of autism
Brain activity patterns in the first year of life may predict autism in infants at high risk for the condition, ...
‘Defibrillator for the brain’: Implant could prevent epileptic seizures in autistic children
Kevin, who has autism and has had seizures since he was 8 years old, lies uncharacteristically still in the center ...
Are there subtypes of autism? Language regression study supports controversial hypothesis
Autistic children who lose words reach key milestones earlier than autistic children without language regression, according to a new study ...
Can someone be held responsible when donor sperm leads to a genetic disorder?
After Danielle Rizzo’s first son and then her second were diagnosed with autism, she has struggled with the how and ...
Genetic registry SPARK scores first victory by pinpointing new autism-linked genes
An analysis of genetic sequences from nearly 500 people with autism and their relatives has linked 13 new genes to ...
60% of children with autism missed by this widely used screening tool
The most widely used screening tool for autism misses a large proportion of toddlers who are later diagnosed with the ...
‘Live life to the fullest’: Should autism research shift away from the search for a cure and focus on wellness?
“There’s no cure for autism and anybody who tries to sell you a cure is lying,” [Lizzie] Acevedo, a single ...
Examining toddlers’ brain waves may offer early diagnosis of autism
Certain patterns of electrical activity in the brain may signal autism in children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a related genetic condition ...
Viewpoint: Neurodiversity movement hurts people with autism by ‘romanticizing’ the disorder
In the past decade, neurodiversity’s popularity has grown enormously, largely because of the buzz surrounding Steve Silberman’s book NeuroTribes (2015). Today, the ...
‘Wearable sensors’ could provide early warning system for aggressive autism traits
In one corner of the classroom, rocking back and forth, sits Julio, 16. Julio was not always aggressive. He was ...
Viewpoint: There’s a problem with autism studies. They rarely use the same set of tools to measure results.
Clinical trials of autism treatments rarely use a consistent set of tools to measure efficacy, a new study suggests. Instead, ...
Early speech exposure could boost language skills for kids with autism
The more words autistic children hear as infants — and the more verbal interactions they have with their caregivers — ...
‘Grave set of circumstances’: Investigating connection between autism and depression
[People with autism] are four times more likely than neurotypicals to experience depression over the course of their lives, although ...
Experimental ‘preemptive’ therapy fails to improve autism traits in study
An experimental behavioral therapy delivered by parents does not improve autism traits in babies who screen positive for the condition, ...
