Mutations in autism gene may trigger milder effects than does its loss
People with mutations in SHANK3 have milder features than do those missing a chunk of DNA that includes the gene.
People with mutations in SHANK3 have milder features than do those missing a chunk of DNA that includes the gene.
Many children eventually diagnosed with autism lose social skills between 18 months and 3 years of age. But few parents notice this trend.
A sweeping analysis covers evidence of regression in autism, gender dysphoria is linked to autism features, and animal models of autism receive full treatment in a special tribute.
Studies of infants at risk for autism have not yielded a test to predict who will eventually be diagnosed. But they have transformed our understanding of the condition.
The loss of abilities that besets some toddlers with autism is probably less sudden and more common than anyone thought.
A rare condition marked by a sudden and profound loss of skills is biologically distinct from other forms of autism.
More than 40 percent of children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome lose skills they once had, beginning, on average, at age 6.
About one in four children with autism hit, scratch or otherwise hurt themselves, suggests an analysis of school and medical records for more than 8,000 children.
Some parents are starting ‘N-of-1’ studies for autism, but their efforts don’t always get taken seriously.
The first large population-based analysis of the prevalence of regression in autism reveals that it occurs in 20 percent of children with autism.