Autism spectrum disorders

Researchers identify new functional biomarker for autism in boys

Researchers have developed a new method to map and track the function of brain circuits affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in boys using brain imaging. The technique will provide clinicians and therapists with a physical ...

Autism spectrum disorders

Can reading fiction help autism disorders?

A student from the University of Liverpool is investigating the use of fiction to improve social and emotional understanding of people with Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD).

Autism spectrum disorders

Remote eye gaze tracking as a marker for autism

A study to be published in the April 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that eye tracking can differentiate children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from ...

Diabetes

Teens with autism more likely to develop type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—Adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a study published online March 22 in Diabetes Care.

Autism spectrum disorders

Autism genes are in all of us, new research reveals

New light has been shed on the genetic relationship between autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and ASD-related traits in the wider population, by a team of international researchers including academics from the University ...

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