Diagnosing autism is an evolving science but a crucial first step to understanding the disorder.
The Simons Simplex Collection (SSC), a database of genetic and clinical information from families that include one child with autism, has gathered data from more than 2,000 different families, researchers report in the October issue of Neuron.
A searchable new database will greatly ease the task of comparing results from more than 25 diagnostic tests for autism, by creating clusters of the various symptoms measured.
The loss or delay of language is one of the most common — and most noticeable — features of autism.
Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher rate of DNA duplications and deletions, including some in regions linked to autism and schizophrenia, according to a study published 23 October in The Lancet.
Parents and siblings of people with autism have abnormal eye movements and score higher on tests evaluating traits associated with the disorder.
The first study of autism in Oman reveals that only 114 children have been diagnosed with the disorder.
Research has hinted that the season of a child’s birth may play some role in his or her risk of developing various neuropsychiatric disorders. But it’s the season of conception that really matters, a new study suggests.
Children with autism are less likely to yawn when others do, perhaps because they tend not to unconsciously mimic behavior.
A common variation within a region on chromosome 16 puts a large proportion of the general population at risk for intellectual disability, according to a study published in August in Nature Genetics.
A newly characterized gene on the X chromosome may be disrupted in up to one percent of people with autism, researchers reported Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine.
