Features / Deep Dive
Untangling the ties between autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently accompany each other; Scientists are studying both to understand how they differ.
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Treatments
Efforts to ease the symptoms of autism are beginning to ramp up, with promising candidates in various stages of testing.
February 2019
Opinion / Q&A
Analysis offers new hope for failed fragile X drug
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Eye tracking shows that mavoglurant, a once-abandoned experimental drug for fragile X syndrome, enters the brain and boosts social interest, says Elizabeth Berry-Kravis.
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Opinion / Cross Talk
What defines ‘success’ for autism treatments?
Three autism researchers and two autistic people describe how they define a successful therapy for the condition.
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Psychotropic drugs frequently prescribed for autistic people
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About one in three autistic people in the United Kingdom is prescribed drugs designed to alter brain function.
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January 2019
News
Rat model of autism shows unusual brain growth at birth
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The brains of rats exposed in utero to the seizure drug valproate show a significant increase in brain size around the time of birth.
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Gut microbes may treat social difficulties in autism mice
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Consuming Lactobacillus reuteri, a gut microbe found in yogurt and breast milk, may enhance social interactions in three mouse models of autism.
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December 2018
Features / Special Reports / 2018: Year in Review
Notable papers in autism research in 2018
This year’s list of top papers highlights new dimensions in our understanding of autism genetics and hints at novel treatments.
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November 2018
News
‘Shock therapy’ may help some autistic teens with catatonia
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Case reports suggest electroconvulsive therapy is effective for treating catatonia in people with autism.
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Obesity risk tracks with severity of autism traits, study suggests
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The latest study to show that autistic children tend to be overweight suggests that the risk is greatest for those at the severe end of the spectrum.
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Monkey with mutation in top autism gene shows social problems
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The first monkey with a mutation in SHANK3, a top autism gene, is nearly 3; it spends its days circling its cage rather than interacting with other monkeys.