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Takeaways from INSAR 2018
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Adults on the spectrum, gender issues, and the search for autism biomarkers were among the key themes at this year’s International Society for Autism Research annual meeting.
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Science & Society
From funding decisions to scientific fraud, a wide range of societal factors shape autism research.
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Cerebral palsy connection; misleading expressions; multiple maladies and more
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New evidence links autism and cerebral palsy at the genetic level, facial expressions tend to mislead, and many health conditions accompany autism.
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Patent on autism genetic test may stifle science
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A patent on variants in an autism gene is unlikely to hold up in court, but may still hinder research, some experts say.
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Girls with autism at high risk of sexual abuse, large study says
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Many women with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder report having been sexually abused as a child.
May 2018
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Reactions from INSAR 2018
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Europe’s largest port is about to get a little busier this week as members of the autism research community pour into Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the 17th annual International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) meeting.
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Dividing autism; novel messengers; million-dollar mark and more
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A researcher proposes splitting autism into subtypes, mitochondria make neurotransmitters, and highly successful grantees may face a funding cap.
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Opinion / Columnists / Community concerns
In DSM-5, guidance on girls with autism is short but savvy
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The DSM-5 acknowledges how gender shapes autism more than any previous diagnostic manual has, but it’s time to fold in a few new findings.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Few people mourn Asperger syndrome’s loss from diagnostic manuals
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Our concept of autism has evolved over the past 20 years, rendering redundant the diagnostic labels of Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
Narrowing of ‘autism’ in DSM-5 runs counter to idea of broad spectrum
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The strict definition of autism in the latest version of the diagnostic manual is antithetical to the idea that autism comes in a wide variety of forms.
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The evolution of ‘autism’ as a diagnosis, explained
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From a form of childhood schizophrenia to a spectrum of conditions, the characterization of autism in diagnostic manuals has a complicated history.
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U.S. institute maintains support for diagnoses based on biology
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A 2013 initiative to find biological roots for mental health diagnoses still has broad appeal, but has not produced a dramatic shift in autism research.
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Opinion / Viewpoint
The DSM-5 has not improved services for autistic adults
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Since the DSM-5’s debut, schoolchildren have gained stronger legal rights and better opportunities for accessing services; for adults, it’s a different story.
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Intellectual disability’s introduction in the DSM-5: What’s the impact?
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The move to replace ‘mental retardation’ with ‘intellectual disability’ is widely accepted, but little data exist on the impact of this change.
