Features / Special Reports / 2019: Year in review
In case you missed them: Spectrum’s standout stories from 2019
Here are seven Spectrum stories from this year that deserve a close look.
Tag: sex
December 2019
Opinion / Viewpoint
In defense of sex steroids’ role in autism
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Multiple independent studies are revealing evidence suggesting that sex steroids are important in autism.
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November 2019
Opinion / Viewpoint
Why it’s time to be honest about autistic women and sex
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Misinformation about autistic women and sex is common in the scientific community. A study published this year is a case in point.
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October 2019
News
Mice with autism mutation reflect social difficulties seen in people
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A new autism mouse model carries the same mutation in a gene called ADNP that is seen in autistic people.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Extreme male brain theory of autism rests on shaky ground
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New data linking autism to steroid levels in pregnant women are inconsistent with basic facts about the biochemistry of steroids.
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September 2019
News
Autistic girls’ brains show distinct anatomical features
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Nerve fiber tracts in the brains of autistic girls appear more fragmented than those of typical girls’. Autistic boys’ brains, meanwhile, look like those of typical boys.
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News
DNA deletion boosts odds of autism, especially in girls
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The loss of 21 genes on chromosome 3 may substantially raise the risk of autism.
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August 2019
News / Toolbox
New maps of neuronal connections reveal roundworms’ wiring
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Two new maps show the entire nervous system of the adult roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.
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News
Autistic women twice as likely as autistic men to attempt suicide
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People on the spectrum, and girls and women in particular, are at high risk of suicide; siblings of autistic people are also at heightened risk.
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July 2019
Features / Deep Dive
When autistic people commit sexual crimes
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Many first-time sex offenders on the spectrum may not understand the laws they break. How should their crimes be treated?