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PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Danger zone:. W hatever its details, the remodeling of the brain during puberty also leads to an intensifying of emotions and rapid mood changes; teenagers seesaw from irritable to jubilant to anxious. This process appears to be exaggerated in autistic children, and the consequences more difficult to moderate, in part because autistic children may have trouble grasping what is happening. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY But without the ADOS, many clinicians lost their primary method for making a diagnosis. Without those diagnoses, many autistic children lost access to behavioral therapies and other necessary services. And researchers could not do behavioral assessments in person to make or confirm a diagnosis or measure levels of autism traits. NEW MEASURE YIELDS RAPID DIAGNOSIS IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM An abbreviated tool enables clinicians to quickly determine whether an adult has autism, a new study suggests 1.The test could be used either as part of a comprehensive autism assessment or as an autism screen. HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM Negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. IN DSM-5, GUIDANCE ON GIRLS WITH AUTISM IS SHORT BUT SAVVY The DSM-5 acknowledges how gender shapes autism more than any previous diagnostic manual has, but it’s time to fold in a few new findings. CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Autistic people and their families are increasingly experimenting with marijuana to try to ease problems such as insomnia, epilepsy and chronic pain — and traits of autism. But there is little evidence for its safety or effectiveness. AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. BRAIN STRUCTURES GROW DIFFERENTLY IN BOYS, MEN WITH AUTISM Autistic boys and men show notable differences in brain development, according to magnetic resonance imaging scans taken over a 16-year period.. The results, published in NeuroImage in April, build on an eight-year study of some of the same people and add two more time points to the previous three. “With the addition of these time points, we now see that these non-uniform regional GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Danger zone:. W hatever its details, the remodeling of the brain during puberty also leads to an intensifying of emotions and rapid mood changes; teenagers seesaw from irritable to jubilant to anxious. This process appears to be exaggerated in autistic children, and the consequences more difficult to moderate, in part because autistic children may have trouble grasping what is happening. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY But without the ADOS, many clinicians lost their primary method for making a diagnosis. Without those diagnoses, many autistic children lost access to behavioral therapies and other necessary services. And researchers could not do behavioral assessments in person to make or confirm a diagnosis or measure levels of autism traits. NEW MEASURE YIELDS RAPID DIAGNOSIS IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM An abbreviated tool enables clinicians to quickly determine whether an adult has autism, a new study suggests 1.The test could be used either as part of a comprehensive autism assessment or as an autism screen. HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM Negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. IN DSM-5, GUIDANCE ON GIRLS WITH AUTISM IS SHORT BUT SAVVY The DSM-5 acknowledges how gender shapes autism more than any previous diagnostic manual has, but it’s time to fold in a few new findings. PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM When universities across the United States shut down in March 2020, Alycia Halladay, chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), started to check in with the researchers her organization funds — primarily postdoctoral fellows and new professors, as well as some undergraduate and graduate students. Getting in touch with grantees gave Halladay an opportunity toreassure them
CRISPR TOOL CREATES LONG-LASTING EPIGENOME ALTERATIONS 19 hours ago · A new spin on the classic CRISPR gene-editing tool can alter the genome’s chemical tags and suppress gene expression for months. Researchers could use the approach to adjust the activity of genes tied to autism. CRISPR systems typically use an enzyme called Cas9 to cut target DNA sequences and remove or replace them. Using CRISPR to edit genes has its risks, however: The tool can generate Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizures and GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. BRAIN STRUCTURE CHANGES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition. Although it is diagnosed based on the presence of two core behaviors — restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, as well as difficulties with social interactions and communication — those traits are thought to arise because of alterations in how different parts of the brain form and connect to one another. CRISPR TOOL CREATES LONG-LASTING EPIGENOME ALTERATIONS Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org TOOLBOX CRISPR tool creates long-lasting epigenome alterations BY CHLOE WILLIAMS 11 JUNE 2021 SPOTTED AROUND THE WEB: EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS, FACE VALUE 19 hours ago · Research roundup . Autistic people who ruminate, dwelling on feelings of guilt or self-critical thoughts, may be at an elevated risk for depression. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org DEEP DIVE Puberty and autism: An unexplored transition BY SPECTRUM 24 MARCH 2021 Illustration by Jun Cen Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org OPINION, Q&A Q&A with Eric Hollander: Cannabis treatments for autism BY PETERHESS 8 JUNE 2021
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org NEWS Autistic burnout, explained BY SARAH DEWEERDT 30 MARCH 2020 Listen to this story: ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWSAUTISM 101WEBINARS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
MOTOR DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Most autistic people — 87 percent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting 1.These issues are distinct from the repetitive behaviors considered to be a hallmark of autism. And yet, despite their prevalence, motor problems are not considered a core trait of autism, because they also occur with other AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. GROWING OLD WITH AUTISM Unfriendly world: M ore than half of people with autism have four or more co-occurring conditions — from epilepsy and gastrointestinal conditions to obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.Most of the data on autism and co-occurring conditions come from studies of children; only about 2 percent of funding for autism research supports studies on the needs of adults, and most of RISPERIDONE USE IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM CARRIES HEAVY Double edge: Risperidone can calm tantrums and aggression in some children with autism, but sleepiness is a common side effect. Risperidone, the first drug approved for children with autism and the most widely used, improves some children’s behavior but can have severe side effects, suggests an informal analysis of the drug’suse.
THE LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Yes. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that autism and epilepsy stem from a common genetic origin. A 2013 study found significant overlap between genes linked to epilepsy and those tied to autism 5. And a 2016 study found that children who have an autistic older sibling are 70 percent more likely to have epilepsy than controls, even if they do THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWSAUTISM 101WEBINARS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
MOTOR DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Most autistic people — 87 percent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting 1.These issues are distinct from the repetitive behaviors considered to be a hallmark of autism. And yet, despite their prevalence, motor problems are not considered a core trait of autism, because they also occur with other AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. GROWING OLD WITH AUTISM Unfriendly world: M ore than half of people with autism have four or more co-occurring conditions — from epilepsy and gastrointestinal conditions to obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression.Most of the data on autism and co-occurring conditions come from studies of children; only about 2 percent of funding for autism research supports studies on the needs of adults, and most of RISPERIDONE USE IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM CARRIES HEAVY Double edge: Risperidone can calm tantrums and aggression in some children with autism, but sleepiness is a common side effect. Risperidone, the first drug approved for children with autism and the most widely used, improves some children’s behavior but can have severe side effects, suggests an informal analysis of the drug’suse.
THE LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Yes. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that autism and epilepsy stem from a common genetic origin. A 2013 study found significant overlap between genes linked to epilepsy and those tied to autism 5. And a 2016 study found that children who have an autistic older sibling are 70 percent more likely to have epilepsy than controls, even if they do THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
CRISPR TOOL CREATES LONG-LASTING EPIGENOME ALTERATIONS 6 hours ago · A new spin on the classic CRISPR gene-editing tool can alter the genome’s chemical tags and suppress gene expression for months. Researchers could use the approach to adjust the activity of genes tied to autism. CRISPR systems typically use an enzyme called Cas9 to cut target DNA sequences and remove or replace them. Using CRISPR to edit genes has its risks, however: The tool can generate PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM 1 day ago · When universities across the United States shut down in March 2020, Alycia Halladay, chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), started to check in with the researchers her organization funds — primarily postdoctoral fellows and new professors, as well as some undergraduate and graduate students. Getting in touch with grantees gave Halladay an opportunity toreassure them
Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizures and ENZYME BLOCKERS MAY COUNTERACT EXCESS PROTEIN LEVELS IN Investigational drugs that inhibit enzymes involved in protein production partially normalize the maturation of brain cells derived from boys and men with fragile X syndrome, according to a new study.. The drugs could one day help treat problems linked with the syndrome, says Randi Hagerman, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, who did not take part in this research. COPYRIGHT CLAIM PROMPTS RETRACTION OF STUDY ON ALEXITHYMIA The journal Molecular Autism has retracted a March paper because the authors failed to obtain permission to use and adapt a common psychology questionnaire that they relied on in their study. The questionnaire’s creators say their tool is copyrighted, and as such, other scientists must pay a small fee to use it. The tool, a 20-item self-report questionnaire called the Toronto Alexithymia GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. SPOTTED AROUND THE WEB: EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS, FACE VALUE 6 hours ago · Research roundup . Autistic people who ruminate, dwelling on feelings of guilt or self-critical thoughts, may be at an elevated risk for depression. SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
CRISPR TOOL CREATES LONG-LASTING EPIGENOME ALTERATIONS Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org TOOLBOX CRISPR tool creates long-lasting epigenome alterations BY CHLOE WILLIAMS 11 JUNE 2021 THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWSAUTISM 101WEBINARS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
MOTOR DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Most autistic people — 87 percent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting 1.These issues are distinct from the repetitive behaviors considered to be a hallmark of autism. And yet, despite their prevalence, motor problems are not considered a core trait of autism, because they also occur with other AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWSAUTISM 101WEBINARS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
MOTOR DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Most autistic people — 87 percent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting 1.These issues are distinct from the repetitive behaviors considered to be a hallmark of autism. And yet, despite their prevalence, motor problems are not considered a core trait of autism, because they also occur with other AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM 1 day ago · When universities across the United States shut down in March 2020, Alycia Halladay, chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), started to check in with the researchers her organization funds — primarily postdoctoral fellows and new professors, as well as some undergraduate and graduate students. Getting in touch with grantees gave Halladay an opportunity toreassure them
Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizures and GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER: MISSING CUL3 IN MICE, IMPLEMENTATION Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The first paper that sparked discussion in the autism research community this week is about the gene CUL3 and comes from Gaia Novarino, professor of neuroscience at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria inKlosterneuburg.
ENZYME BLOCKERS MAY COUNTERACT EXCESS PROTEIN LEVELS IN Investigational drugs that inhibit enzymes involved in protein production partially normalize the maturation of brain cells derived from boys and men with fragile X syndrome, according to a new study.. The drugs could one day help treat problems linked with the syndrome, says Randi Hagerman, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, who did not take part in this research. COPYRIGHT CLAIM PROMPTS RETRACTION OF STUDY ON ALEXITHYMIA 1 day ago · The journal Molecular Autism has retracted a March paper because the authors failed to obtain permission to use and adapt a common psychology questionnaire that they relied on in their study. The questionnaire’s creators say their tool is copyrighted, and as such, other scientists must pay a small fee to use it. The tool, a 20-item self-report questionnaire called the Toronto Alexithymia THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
THE LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Yes. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that autism and epilepsy stem from a common genetic origin. A 2013 study found significant overlap between genes linked to epilepsy and those tied to autism 5. And a 2016 study found that children who have an autistic older sibling are 70 percent more likely to have epilepsy than controls, even if they do PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org — and that its impacts will be felt unequally. Botha agrees with that concern. “On a good day, academia is already inaccessible,” Bothasays.
NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWSAUTISM 101WEBINARS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
MOTOR DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Most autistic people — 87 percent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting 1.These issues are distinct from the repetitive behaviors considered to be a hallmark of autism. And yet, despite their prevalence, motor problems are not considered a core trait of autism, because they also occur with other AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWSAUTISM 101WEBINARS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
MOTOR DIFFICULTIES IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Most autistic people — 87 percent, according to the latest estimate — have some sort of motor difficulty, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting 1.These issues are distinct from the repetitive behaviors considered to be a hallmark of autism. And yet, despite their prevalence, motor problems are not considered a core trait of autism, because they also occur with other AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWS Autism research funding rises but still falls short of goals. by Laura Dattaro / 31 May 2021. Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. News. PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM 1 day ago · When universities across the United States shut down in March 2020, Alycia Halladay, chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), started to check in with the researchers her organization funds — primarily postdoctoral fellows and new professors, as well as some undergraduate and graduate students. Getting in touch with grantees gave Halladay an opportunity toreassure them
Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizures and GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER: MISSING CUL3 IN MICE, IMPLEMENTATION Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The first paper that sparked discussion in the autism research community this week is about the gene CUL3 and comes from Gaia Novarino, professor of neuroscience at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria inKlosterneuburg.
ENZYME BLOCKERS MAY COUNTERACT EXCESS PROTEIN LEVELS IN Investigational drugs that inhibit enzymes involved in protein production partially normalize the maturation of brain cells derived from boys and men with fragile X syndrome, according to a new study.. The drugs could one day help treat problems linked with the syndrome, says Randi Hagerman, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, who did not take part in this research. COPYRIGHT CLAIM PROMPTS RETRACTION OF STUDY ON ALEXITHYMIA 1 day ago · The journal Molecular Autism has retracted a March paper because the authors failed to obtain permission to use and adapt a common psychology questionnaire that they relied on in their study. The questionnaire’s creators say their tool is copyrighted, and as such, other scientists must pay a small fee to use it. The tool, a 20-item self-report questionnaire called the Toronto Alexithymia THE LINK BETWEEN PARENTAL AGE AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s age and autism is more complex: Women seem to be at increased odds of having a child with autism both when they are much older and much younger than average, according to somestudies.
THE LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Yes. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that autism and epilepsy stem from a common genetic origin. A 2013 study found significant overlap between genes linked to epilepsy and those tied to autism 5. And a 2016 study found that children who have an autistic older sibling are 70 percent more likely to have epilepsy than controls, even if they do PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org — and that its impacts will be felt unequally. Botha agrees with that concern. “On a good day, academia is already inaccessible,” Bothasays.
STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. IN DSM-5, GUIDANCE ON GIRLS WITH AUTISM IS SHORT BUT SAVVY In DSM-5, guidance on girls with autism is short but savvy. Spectrum ’s house style is to refer to ‘people with autism’ rather than ‘autistic people.’. But we made an exception in this instance because of the author’s preference. The current version of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” the DSM-5 SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. IN DSM-5, GUIDANCE ON GIRLS WITH AUTISM IS SHORT BUT SAVVY In DSM-5, guidance on girls with autism is short but savvy. Spectrum ’s house style is to refer to ‘people with autism’ rather than ‘autistic people.’. But we made an exception in this instance because of the author’s preference. The current version of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” the DSM-5 SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM 15 hours ago · When universities across the United States shut down in March 2020, Alycia Halladay, chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), started to check in with the researchers her organization funds — primarily postdoctoral fellows and new professors, as well as some undergraduate and graduate students. Getting in touch with grantees gave Halladay an opportunity toreassure them
Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM 1 day ago · Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizuresand
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. COPYRIGHT CLAIM PROMPTS RETRACTION OF STUDY ON ALEXITHYMIA 15 hours ago · The journal Molecular Autism has retracted a March paper because the authors failed to obtain permission to use and adapt a common psychology questionnaire that they relied on in their study. The questionnaire’s creators say their tool is copyrighted, and as such, other scientists must pay a small fee to use it. The tool, a 20-item self-report questionnaire called the Toronto Alexithymia COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER: MISSING CUL3 IN MICE, IMPLEMENTATION Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The first paper that sparked discussion in the autism research community this week is about the gene CUL3 and comes from Gaia Novarino, professor of neuroscience at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria inKlosterneuburg.
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. WE NEED BETTER STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT AUTISTIC PEOPLE AS Autistic people have experienced huge disruptions over the past six months. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of our lives, but especially so for autistic people, who are often uncomfortable with swift and unexpected change and can struggle with uncertaintyabout the future.
HOW PEOPLE WITH AUTISM FORGE FRIENDSHIPS Reading the signs: R esearch has shown that the idea of autistic people as friendless is a myth. For example, in a 2016 meta-analysis of 18 studies including 1,768 autistic children aged 8 to 12 years, Lerner and his colleagues showed that the majority of the children reported having a friend.. “Most kids with autism think about a friend, or they have close acquaintances.AUTISM BEHIND BARS
Autism itself is not associated with crime, but it is linked to factors, such as unemployment and homelessness, that research shows increase a person’s chances of entering the criminal justice system, often repeatedly. The result is a large population of people at high risk of abuse behind bars. Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org OPINION, Q&A Q&A with Eric Hollander: Cannabis treatments for autism BY PETERHESS 8 JUNE 2021
STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. IN DSM-5, GUIDANCE ON GIRLS WITH AUTISM IS SHORT BUT SAVVY In DSM-5, guidance on girls with autism is short but savvy. Spectrum ’s house style is to refer to ‘people with autism’ rather than ‘autistic people.’. But we made an exception in this instance because of the author’s preference. The current version of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” the DSM-5 SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. IN DSM-5, GUIDANCE ON GIRLS WITH AUTISM IS SHORT BUT SAVVY In DSM-5, guidance on girls with autism is short but savvy. Spectrum ’s house style is to refer to ‘people with autism’ rather than ‘autistic people.’. But we made an exception in this instance because of the author’s preference. The current version of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” the DSM-5 SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality PANDEMIC PRESSURES MAY DRIVE YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWAY FROM 4 hours ago · When universities across the United States shut down in March 2020, Alycia Halladay, chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), started to check in with the researchers her organization funds — primarily postdoctoral fellows and new professors, as well as some undergraduate and graduate students. Getting in touch with grantees gave Halladay an opportunity toreassure them
Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM 1 day ago · Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizuresand
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. COPYRIGHT CLAIM PROMPTS RETRACTION OF STUDY ON ALEXITHYMIA 4 hours ago · The journal Molecular Autism has retracted a March paper because the authors failed to obtain permission to use and adapt a common psychology questionnaire that they relied on in their study. The questionnaire’s creators say their tool is copyrighted, and as such, other scientists must pay a small fee to use it. The tool, a 20-item self-report questionnaire called the Toronto Alexithymia COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER: MISSING CUL3 IN MICE, IMPLEMENTATION Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The first paper that sparked discussion in the autism research community this week is about the gene CUL3 and comes from Gaia Novarino, professor of neuroscience at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria inKlosterneuburg.
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. WE NEED BETTER STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT AUTISTIC PEOPLE AS Autistic people have experienced huge disruptions over the past six months. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of our lives, but especially so for autistic people, who are often uncomfortable with swift and unexpected change and can struggle with uncertaintyabout the future.
HOW PEOPLE WITH AUTISM FORGE FRIENDSHIPS Reading the signs: R esearch has shown that the idea of autistic people as friendless is a myth. For example, in a 2016 meta-analysis of 18 studies including 1,768 autistic children aged 8 to 12 years, Lerner and his colleagues showed that the majority of the children reported having a friend.. “Most kids with autism think about a friend, or they have close acquaintances.AUTISM BEHIND BARS
Autism itself is not associated with crime, but it is linked to factors, such as unemployment and homelessness, that research shows increase a person’s chances of entering the criminal justice system, often repeatedly. The result is a large population of people at high risk of abuse behind bars. Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org OPINION, Q&A Q&A with Eric Hollander: Cannabis treatments for autism BY PETERHESS 8 JUNE 2021
VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative LITHIUM MAY TREAT BEHAVIOR LINKED TO AUTISM GENE The mood-stabilizing drug lithium eases repetitive behaviors seen in mice missing SHANK3, an autism gene, according to a new study 1. The findings suggest lithium merits further study as a treatment for some people with autism, even though the drug has troublesome side effects, including tremors and impaired memory. INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. AUTISM CAN MASK ANXIETY SYMPTOMS Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions, as well as one of the most treatable. But when a person has autism, anxiety symptoms can be hard to see. Matthew Siegel calls for anxiety tests and treatments that are tailored to people with autism. SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive STIMULANT RESTORES CELL SIGNALING, EASES BEHAVIOR ISSUES Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. Zebrafish lacking bothcopies of
CANNABIS AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED 09:09. Over the past decade, autistic people and their families have increasingly experimented with medical marijuana and products derived from it. Many hope these compounds will alleviate a range of autism-related traits and problems. But scientists are still in the early stages of rigorous research into marijuana’s safety andeffectiveness
PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative LITHIUM MAY TREAT BEHAVIOR LINKED TO AUTISM GENE The mood-stabilizing drug lithium eases repetitive behaviors seen in mice missing SHANK3, an autism gene, according to a new study 1. The findings suggest lithium merits further study as a treatment for some people with autism, even though the drug has troublesome side effects, including tremors and impaired memory. INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. AUTISM CAN MASK ANXIETY SYMPTOMS Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions, as well as one of the most treatable. But when a person has autism, anxiety symptoms can be hard to see. Matthew Siegel calls for anxiety tests and treatments that are tailored to people with autism. SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM 8 hours ago · Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizuresand
FRAGILE X RESEARCHER TAKES ON COVID-19 When SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic, first emerged in the United States last year, Cara Westmark couldn’t sleep. Westmark studies fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that often involves autism — and she couldn’t stop thinking about intriguing parallels she had noticed between fragile X and COVID-19, the disease SARS-CoV-2 causes. COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER: MISSING CUL3 IN MICE, IMPLEMENTATION Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The first paper that sparked discussion in the autism research community this week is about the gene CUL3 and comes from Gaia Novarino, professor of neuroscience at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria inKlosterneuburg.
ENZYME BLOCKERS MAY COUNTERACT EXCESS PROTEIN LEVELS IN 1 day ago · Investigational drugs that inhibit enzymes involved in protein production partially normalize the maturation of brain cells derived from boys and men with fragile X syndrome, according to a new study.. The drugs could one day help treat problems linked with the syndrome, says Randi Hagerman, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, who did not take part in thisresearch.
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Gender, like autism, exists on a spectrum. In the 1990s, as growing numbers of children sought care related to their gender identity, clinicians and researchers began to notice a trend: An unexpected number of these children were autistic or had autism traits. PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS AND ‘STIMMING’ IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors constitute one of two criteria that define autism in the diagnostic manual for psychiatry. But this domain encompasses a wide range of traits that may appear in a variety of combinations, and with different severity, among peoplewith autism.
SENSORY ISSUES LINKED TO HEART-RATE DIFFERENCES IN Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org The use of physiological measures is a main strength of the study, Swartz says. “It is important to Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org OPINION, Q&A Q&A with Eric Hollander: Cannabis treatments for autism BY PETERHESS 8 JUNE 2021
A QUEST FOR QUINCY: GENE THERAPIES COME OF AGE FOR SOME Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org DEEP DIVE A quest for Quincy: Gene therapies come of age for some forms of autism BY LYDIA DENWORTH, BRENDAN BORRELL VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. ANOREXIA’S LINK TO AUTISM, EXPLAINED Estimates vary, though most researchers agree that roughly 20 percent of people with anorexia are autistic. Both conditions are rare — about 1 percent of people are autistic and 0.3 percent have anorexia — and most research so far has examined the prevalence of autism in people with anorexia, not the reverse. Among 60 women receiving SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. AUTISM RUNS IN FAMILIES WITH HISTORY OF BRAIN CONDITIONS Ken Wiedemann / Getty Images. Children in families with a history of brain conditions are at increased odds of being autistic, a large study in Sweden suggests 1. The more closely related the family members with these conditions, the greater the child’s chances of having autism. Other studies have reported similar trends: A child’sodds of
THE LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Yes. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that autism and epilepsy stem from a common genetic origin. A 2013 study found significant overlap between genes linked to epilepsy and those tied to autism 5. And a 2016 study found that children who have an autistic older sibling are 70 percent more likely to have epilepsy than controls, even if they do SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative VIRTUAL AUTISM ASSESSMENTS ARE LIKELY HERE TO STAY Virtual autism assessments are likely here to stayby Laura Dattaro. 00:00. 10:04. Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive PUBERTY AND AUTISM: AN UNEXPLORED TRANSITION Puberty can be an extra-fraught time for young people on the spectrum. The features that define autism — including sensory and emotional issues, repetitive behaviors and missing social nuance — can make it hard for them to cope as they mature sexually and become moreinterested in
INFANTS WITH AUTISM SMILE LESS AT 1 YEAR OF AGE Grins convey an infant’s emotional state and well-being and can help get a parent’s attention and care. A new study reports that by the time they turn 1, infants who are later diagnosed with autism smile less often than those who do not develop the disorder. That suggests that reduced smiling may be an early risk marker for the disorder. ANOREXIA’S LINK TO AUTISM, EXPLAINED Estimates vary, though most researchers agree that roughly 20 percent of people with anorexia are autistic. Both conditions are rare — about 1 percent of people are autistic and 0.3 percent have anorexia — and most research so far has examined the prevalence of autism in people with anorexia, not the reverse. Among 60 women receiving SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS IN PEOPLE WITH AUTISM WARRANT SERIOUS When people think about schizophrenia, they may think about the movie “A Beautiful Mind” or a woman they passed on the sidewalk who seemed to be arguing with angry voices in her head. They are unlikely to picture a person with autism. Psychosis is defined as a period of abnormal perceptions (hallucinations) and distortions of reality AUTISTIC BURNOUT, EXPLAINED Autistic burnout, explained. ‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience. Many autistic people say it results mainly from the cumulative effect of having to navigate a world that is designed for neurotypical people. AUTISM RUNS IN FAMILIES WITH HISTORY OF BRAIN CONDITIONS Ken Wiedemann / Getty Images. Children in families with a history of brain conditions are at increased odds of being autistic, a large study in Sweden suggests 1. The more closely related the family members with these conditions, the greater the child’s chances of having autism. Other studies have reported similar trends: A child’sodds of
THE LINK BETWEEN EPILEPSY AND AUTISM, EXPLAINED Yes. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that autism and epilepsy stem from a common genetic origin. A 2013 study found significant overlap between genes linked to epilepsy and those tied to autism 5. And a 2016 study found that children who have an autistic older sibling are 70 percent more likely to have epilepsy than controls, even if they do SLEEP PROBLEMS IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Sleep in people with autism may also be less restorative than it is for people in the general population. They spend about 15 percent of their sleeping time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage, which is critical for learning and retaining memories. Most neurotypical people, by contrast, spend about 23 percent of their nightly rest inREM.
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative NEWS | SPECTRUM | AUTISM RESEARCH NEWS Childhood autism traits linked to hypomania in adolescence. by Laura Dattaro / 10 May 2021. Children with autism traits tend to show agitation, excitability, decreased sleep and other mild signs of mania in adolescence; the association is higher in identical twins than fraternal twins, suggesting that genetics plays a role. News. Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM 4 hours ago · Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, but most states have legalized it for medical use — including 14 states that have approved cannabis for autism.As prohibition slowly lifts, scientists and families in the autism community are increasingly turning to cannabis and its constituent compounds to try to ease autism-related difficulties such as seizuresand
BRAIN ACTIVITY PATTERNS MAY DISTINGUISH GIRLS WITH AUTISM Autistic and non-autistic girls’ brains differ in activity in a way that autistic and non-autistic boys’ brains do not, according to a new study. This sex difference may stem from distinct patterns of gene expression during early development. The new findings lend support to the idea that autism has sex-specific biological roots. COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER: MISSING CUL3 IN MICE, IMPLEMENTATION Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. The first paper that sparked discussion in the autism research community this week is about the gene CUL3 and comes from Gaia Novarino, professor of neuroscience at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria inKlosterneuburg.
ENZYME BLOCKERS MAY COUNTERACT EXCESS PROTEIN LEVELS IN 1 day ago · Investigational drugs that inhibit enzymes involved in protein production partially normalize the maturation of brain cells derived from boys and men with fragile X syndrome, according to a new study.. The drugs could one day help treat problems linked with the syndrome, says Randi Hagerman, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, Davis, who did not take part in thisresearch.
AFTER 60 YEARS, SCIENTISTS ARE STILL TRYING TO CRACK A In 1961, the late psychiatrist Daniel Freedman made what would become one of the most replicated — and most mysterious — discoveries in the history of autism research. Comparing blood levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in 4 non-autistic and 23 autistic children, he found significantly higher levels among the latter group. Since then, researchers have repeatedly identified this trait REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS AND ‘STIMMING’ IN AUTISM, EXPLAINED Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors constitute one of two criteria that define autism in the diagnostic manual for psychiatry. But this domain encompasses a wide range of traits that may appear in a variety of combinations, and with different severity, among peoplewith autism.
HALLUCINATIONS UNUSUALLY COMMON IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM The link between unusual perception and autism may not come just from innate differences in chemicals in the brain, however. Recent work suggests that negative experiences, such as being bullied or socially isolated, may lead to hallucinations. Unfortunately, many people on the spectrum suffer social isolation and bullying, and these negative Q&A WITH ERIC HOLLANDER: CANNABIS TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org OPINION, Q&A Q&A with Eric Hollander: Cannabis treatments for autism BY PETERHESS 8 JUNE 2021
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