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Pupillary reflex in infancy may yield clues to autism
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The pupils of babies later diagnosed with autism shrink more in response to light than those of their typical peers.
Tag: vision
June 2018
February 2018
News
Movement perception, autism traits may share genetic roots
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The ability to identify human-like movements is rooted in genetics — and may share those origins with autism traits.
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November 2017
News
Lab tests may pick up sensory sensitivity in autism
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A person’s ability to distinguish similar syllables by sight and sound correlates with how sensitive she is to sensory stimuli.
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2017
News / Spotted
Gene-editing gadgetry; intelligence trajectories; research reset and more
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Two new gadgets join the gene-editing toolbox, many children with autism get smarter with age, and a survey points to a research reset for Autism Speaks.
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August 2017
Features / Deep Dive
What baby siblings can teach us about autism
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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.
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May 2017
Features / Deep Dive
Autism in motion
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Children with autism are often clumsy, physically awkward or uncoordinated. This understudied and nearly ubiquitous feature has researchers contemplating a new idea: Could motor problems be one source of autism’s social difficulties?
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Eye contact is aversive for some adults with autism
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The reasons some people with autism don’t make eye contact may differ between childhood and adulthood.
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February 2017
News
Delayed pupil response to light may be early sign of autism
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The pupils of preschoolers with autism are slow to constrict in response to light, a phenomenon that may serve as an early marker of autism risk.
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November 2016
News
New treatment for Rett syndrome targets cerebrospinal fluid
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Lowering the levels of OTX2, a protein found in the fluid that bathes the brain, prevents many abnormal behaviors in mouse models of Rett syndrome.
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August 2016
News
Tracking time can be tricky for children with autism
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Children with autism have trouble relying on past experiences to gauge how long things typically take.
