Young brains
A large, centralized bank of brain tissue from young people could greatly accelerate autism research. Thanks to a growing interest from nonprofit organizations, the idea is finally gaining momentum.
A large, centralized bank of brain tissue from young people could greatly accelerate autism research. Thanks to a growing interest from nonprofit organizations, the idea is finally gaining momentum.
Today marks the second annual Autistics Speaking Day, when people turn to social networks to raise autism awareness.
Individuals with autism are no more likely to donate money when being observed than when alone.
There should be more research on sensory sensitivity in autism, which severely affects quality of life, says bestselling author and animal scientist Temple Grandin.
A new study describes a mutant mouse that, despite missing an autism-linked gene, doesn’t show any autism-like behaviors.
Adolescents with autism may not use abstract reasoning to understand why certain acts are wrong, but they know the difference between a moral transgression and a social blunder.
A fascinating project is measuring the precise movements of infants as they interact with objects and people. The researchers are using the data to learn about infant development and build a ‘social’ robot.
Teenagers with milder forms of autism withdraw socially in adolescence, even as some symptoms associated with the disorder wane.
Individuals who have autism and dysmorphology comprise a distinct subgroup within the disorder, says geneticist Judith Miles.
A new study suggests that the key to social development lies in motor development, and in an infant’s early interactions with non-social objects.