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Spectrum: Autism Research News

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Roni Jacobson

Writer, Freelance

July 2015

Test detects unusual sense of smell in children with autism

by  /  24 July 2015

Children with autism may not inhale sweet and foul scents through their noses the way other children do.

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In autism brains, response to ‘social touch’ is altered

by  /  2 July 2015

The brains of people with autism respond differently to a gentle brush on the arm — a form of social touch — than do those of people without the disorder. The findings may help explain some of autism’s social deficits.

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