Psychologists at the University of Bath, King's College London, and Cardiff have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic personality traits lacks reliability and might not be capturing ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried out by a team at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre. The research ...
Aug 1, 2018
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A detailed study of four mouse models of autism challenges the most common assumption about what goes wrong in brain circuits to cause disease symptoms.
Jan 21, 2019
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Results from a new study published today in Child Development provide the first longitudinal evidence about the trajectories of sensory reactivity patterns during early childhood among a large community sample with diverse ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Many autistic people and ADHD-ers report using "masking" and "camouflaging" in their lives. This is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognized as neurominorities.
Jan 9, 2023
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New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound.
Jan 31, 2012
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Autism is a mysterious developmental disease because it often leaves complex abilities intact while impairing seemingly elementary ones. For example, it is well documented that autistic children often have difficulty correctly ...
Aug 1, 2011
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Autistic adults are not being effectively diagnosed with depression due to a lack of asessment tools, a new study has found.
Feb 16, 2018
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University of Queensland researchers are exploring the influence siblings may have on the social behaviour of autistic children.
Apr 8, 2011
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A new study into the causes of sensorimotor impairments prevalent among autistic people could pave the way for better treatment and management in the future, say psychologists.
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